Nghe An province delegation pays tribute to heroes and martyrs of Dien Bien Phu

National Day DNUM_AEZAEZCACE 12:53

(Baonghean.vn) - On the occasion of the 70th anniversary of Dien Bien Phu Victory, the delegation of the Union of Friendship Organizations of Nghe An province led by comrade Nguyen Van Thong - Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Union, visited and paid tribute to the heroic martyrs of Dien Bien Phu.

Also participating in the incense offering were the Union of Friendship Organizations of the provinces and cities: Lao Cai, Thai Binh, Hai Phong, Bac Giang, Nam Dinh and Hai Duong.

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Delegates offer incense to pay tribute to heroic martyrs at Dien Bien Phu Cemetery. Photo: Quoc Khanh

The historic victory of Dien Bien Phu, "famous in five continents and shaking the world", has great historical significance and is of great epochal significance. It is a victory of patriotism, indomitable will, resilience, and the strength of the great solidarity of the Vietnamese people under the Party's wise and talented leadership, demonstrating the maturity of the Vietnam People's Army. President Ho Chi Minh affirmed: "The victory of Dien Bien Phu is a golden milestone in history".

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Comrades: Nguyen Van Thong - Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee and Nguyen Hong Ky - Vice President of the Nghe An Union of Friendship Organizations offered incense at the martyrs' graves at Dien Bien Phu Cemetery. Photo: Quoc Khanh

The working trip of the Nghe An Provincial Union of Friendship Organizations to Dien Bien Phu coincided with the country's celebration of the 70th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu Victory (1954 - 2024), in the context that Dien Bien province has made remarkable progress with many important and comprehensive achievements and results, becoming an increasingly attractive destination in terms of culture, tourism, investment...

On this occasion, the delegation of Nghe An province donated 1 billion VND to Dien Bien province to support the livelihoods of the poor in Dien Bien province.

The delegation also visited historical sites associated with the Dien Bien Phu Victory such as: Dien Bien Phu Campaign Command Headquarters in the old forest at the foot of Pu Don Mountain in Muong Phang Commune, Dien Bien District, nearly 40 km from Dien Bien Phu City; where General Vo Nguyen Giap directly commanded the Dien Bien Phu Campaign for 105 days (from January 31, 1954 to May 15, 1954) with a system of tunnels and camps, ensuring absolute safety...

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Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Nguyen Van Thong offers incense to commemorate the heroic martyrs of Dien Bien Phu. Photo: Quoc Khanh

The delegation also visited General De Castries' bunker - the place where the headquarters of the Dien Bien Phu stronghold was located. This is where the "Determination to fight, determination to win" flag was raised by Captain Ta Quoc Luat on the bunker roof, marking the defeat of the French colonialists in Dien Bien Phu and Vietnam, ending the long resistance war against the French colonialists of our army and people.

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The delegation took a souvenir photo at the Dien Bien Phu Campaign Command Headquarters. Photo: Quoc Khanh

At the meeting and exchange with comrade Nguyen Van Thong - Standing Deputy Secretary of Nghe An Provincial Party Committee, comrade Tran Quoc Cuong - Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of Dien Bien Provincial Party Committee affirmed: Nghe An Province - Uncle Ho's homeland is a locality that has contributed a lot of human and material resources to the victory of the historic Dien Bien Phu Victory 70 years ago.

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Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Nguyen Van Thong talks with Secretary of the Dien Bien Provincial Party Committee Tran Quoc Cuong. Photo: Quoc Khanh

Today, with the attention of the Party, the State, and the people of the whole country, the Party Committee, the Government, and the People of Dien Bien are focusing on perfecting the political system, increasing investment attraction, effectively exploiting potential strengths, promoting socio-economic development, eliminating hunger and reducing poverty, firmly protecting national border sovereignty, and gradually concretizing the goal of striving for 2045 "Dien Bien is among the group of fairly developed provinces in the country" according to Resolution No. 11-NQ/TW dated February 10, 2022 of the Politburo.

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Dien Bien Phu Martyrs Cemetery, located in the center of Dien Bien Phu city. Photo: Quoc Khanh

Towards the 70th anniversary of Dien Bien Phu Victory, in recent times, Dien Bien province has launched many emulation movements, implemented programs, tasks, and solutions for socio-economic development; focused on completing key and meaningful projects. Thereby, continuing to affirm the innovation of Dien Bien land today.

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Painting depicting the capture of General De Castries at the Dien Bien Phu Museum. Photo: Quoc Khanh

The 70th anniversary of Dien Bien Phu Victory is an important political event, thereby arousing national pride, strengthening revolutionary tradition education for cadres, party members, people, especially the young generation; encouraging and motivating ethnic people in Dien Bien and the Northwest provinces to build and develop; honoring and showing gratitude to those who have contributed to the revolution, to the people and soldiers who have contributed their efforts and blood to build and defend the Fatherland; at the same time contributing to the development of Dien Bien to become increasingly prosperous.

The 70th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu Victory was unanimously approved by the Party Central Committee Secretariat to be held at the national level to continue promoting revolutionary heroism throughout the Party, people and army, adding more motivation to the current cause of national construction and defense, and successfully achieving the goal of national development by the mid-21st century.

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