Promoting the diplomatic cultural heritage of President Ho Chi Minh

On the morning of October 29, in Vinh City, the People's Committee of Nghe An Province and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs jointly organized the international conference "Ho Chi Minh's Heritage and Vietnam's Cultural Diplomacy in the New Period".

Attending the workshop were comrade Nguyen Quoc Cuong - Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs; Ambassadors, heads of foreign representative agencies in Vietnam, representatives of ministries, departments, central branches and experts, researchers, scientists. On the side of Nghe An province, there were comrades: Nguyen Van Thong - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee; Le Ngoc Hoa - Member of the Provincial Party Executive Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; representatives of leaders of provincial departments, departments and branches. Photo: Thanh Le

President Ho Chi Minh - an outstanding diplomat

President Ho Chi Minh - an outstanding diplomat of the nation, the first President and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, the father of modern Vietnamese diplomacy and the person who directly drafted foreign policy, led, directed and implemented foreign affairs activities, turning diplomacy into a front, making a great contribution to the victory of the cause of national liberation and reunification.

"President Ho Chi Minh is the founder of comprehensive and modern Vietnamese diplomacy, including cultural diplomacy - to create new momentum for Vietnamese diplomacy in the process of international integration" - Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Quoc Cuong emphasized in his opening speech at the workshop.

People of many countries around the world always have affection for President Ho Chi Minh. Photo: TASS/VNA

Ho Chi Minh's thought on diplomacy is a product of the combination of patriotism, national culture and Vietnamese diplomatic tradition, the cultural quintessence of many Eastern and Western peoples and world diplomatic experience.

The great stature of his cultural ideas in diplomacy and his great contributions to the country's culture and human culture have been recognized by the whole world.

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Quoc Cuong speaks at the conference. Photo: Thanh Le

Speaking at the workshop, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Le Ngoc Hoa affirmed: In his life and career, besides his concerns about the path to national salvation and the development of the entire people, President Ho Chi Minh always reserved extremely sacred and deep feelings for his homeland Nghe An.

Therefore, before passing away, in addition to the sacred Testament that he left for the entire Party and people, on July 21, 1969, he also sent a personal letter to the Party Committee and people of Nghe An.

Imbued with his thoughts and advice, the Party Committee, government and people of Nghe An will try their best to build Nghe An province to develop rapidly and sustainably, becoming one of the well-off provinces in the Northern region as directed by the Politburo in Resolution No. 26-NQ/TW and as Uncle Ho always wished during his lifetime.

Affirming the value of Ho Chi Minh's ideology

The delegates' comments focused on three topics: President Ho Chi Minh with the world's people and the world's people with President Ho Chi Minh; Promoting the value of Ho Chi Minh's heritage to promote relations between Vietnam and other countries; Proposing solutions to honor President Ho Chi Minh, promote Ho Chi Minh's heritage and the country's image in the next period. At the same time, delegates shared experiences in cultural diplomacy to enhance the country's position.

Mr. Michael Croft - Chief Representative of UNESCO Office in Vietnam delivered a speech at the workshop. Photo: Thanh Le

The presentations assessed the significance and impact of the forms of honoring President Ho Chi Minh abroad in promoting relations between Vietnam and host countries; and affirmed the world's recognition of the ideological, moral and stylistic values ​​of President Ho Chi Minh in today's era.

Evaluate the effectiveness of cultural diplomacy activities in introducing the country, culture and people of Vietnam through the image of a typical Vietnamese person, specifically Ho Chi Minh.

This is a meaningful activity in the series of activities to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the implementation of the Testament and towards the 130th birthday of President Ho Chi Minh; contributing substantially to the summary of 10 years of implementing the Project "Honoring President Ho Chi Minh, Hero of Vietnamese National Liberation, outstanding cultural celebrity abroad".

Leaders of Nghe An province and delegates exchanged on the sidelines of the workshop. Photo: Thanh Le

The workshop also continued to affirm the world's recognition of President Ho Chi Minh's ideological, moral and stylistic values ​​in today's era.

This is also an opportunity to introduce and promote the beauty of history, culture and people of Nghe An province to domestic delegates and international organizations, heads of foreign representative agencies in Vietnam attending the conference.

Delegates visit the painting exhibition on President Ho Chi Minh's foreign affairs activities. Photo: Thanh Le