General Secretary lays flowers in memory of President Kim Il Sung and General Secretary Kim Jong-il

image (4).jpg — General Secretary To Lam and the Vietnamese delegation laid flowers in memory of President Kim Il-sung and General Secretary Kim Jong-il. Photo: VNA

Also this morning, General Secretary To Lam attended the inauguration ceremony of the statue of President Ho Chi Minh in the grounds of the Vietnamese Embassy in North Korea.

Also attending on the North Korean side were Politburo Standing Committee member, Party Central Committee Secretary, Head of the Central Organization Department of the Workers' Party of Korea and representatives of several ministries and branches.

General Secretary To Lam and Head of the Central Organization Department of the Workers' Party of Korea Cho Yong Won cut the ribbon to inaugurate the statue of President Ho Chi Minh.

Vietnamese Ambassador to North Korea Le Ba Vinh emphasized that President Ho Chi Minh is the beloved leader of the Vietnamese people, a national liberation hero, an outstanding cultural figure, and a close friend of the Korean people.

General Secretary To Lam lays a flower basket at the President Ho Chi Minh Monument. Photo: VNA

The inauguration of the statue of President Ho Chi Minh and its location in the premises of the Vietnamese Embassy in North Korea is a joy not only for the Vietnamese people but also for the North Korean people because during the construction process, it always received favorable support from agencies, departments, branches and the North Korean people.

The Ambassador said that Vietnam and North Korea established diplomatic relations 75 years ago. On January 31, 1950, the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (now the Socialist Republic of Vietnam) and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea officially established diplomatic relations.

The traditional friendship between the two Parties and two countries was personally built by President Ho Chi Minh and President Kim Il Sung.

General Secretary To Lam and Head of the Central Organizing Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, at the President Ho Chi Minh Monument. Photo: VNA

Since then, the traditional friendship between the two countries has always been valued by the two Parties, two States and two peoples, and has been constantly consolidated and developed.

In 1957, during his official friendship visit to North Korea, President Ho Chi Minh affirmed that Vietnam and North Korea, though far apart, are very close in heart, and though thousands of miles apart, are attached to each other like close brothers.

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