Party and State leaders pay respects to President Ho Chi Minh.

Leaders of the Party, State, and Vietnam Fatherland Front came to lay wreaths and pay respects at the Mausoleum of President Ho Chi Minh.

On the occasion of the 87th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of Vietnam (February 3, 1930 - February 3, 2017) and the Lunar New Year of the Rooster, this morning (January 25), leaders of the Party, State, and Vietnam Fatherland Front laid wreaths and paid respects at the Mausoleum of President Ho Chi Minh and offered incense to commemorate the heroic martyrs.

Leaders of the Party, State, and Vietnam Fatherland Front lay wreaths and pay respects at the Mausoleum of President Ho Chi Minh (Photo: Government)

The delegation of Party and State leaders included: General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, former General Secretaries Le Kha Phieu and Nong Duc Manh; President Tran Dai Quang, former President Tran Duc Luong; Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc; National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan, former National Assembly Chairmen Nguyen Van An and Nguyen Sinh Hung; Chairman of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Nguyen Thien Nhan; members of the Politburo and Secretaries of the Central Committee; former members of the Politburo and former Secretaries of the Central Committee…

Laying wreaths bearing the inscription: "Forever grateful to the great President Ho Chi Minh," the leaders of the Party and State respectfully expressed their boundless gratitude to Uncle Ho, the founder, leader, and mentor of our Party; and expressed their gratitude for his immense contributions to the glorious revolutionary cause of the Party and the nation.

Following that, the Party and State leaders visited and offered incense to commemorate the heroic martyrs at the Bac Son Martyrs' Memorial and Mai Dich Cemetery in Hanoi.

According to VOV