An inauguration ceremony of President Ho Chi Minh’s monument was organized in Saint Petersburg, Russia on June 30.
Delegates at the inauguration ceremony of President Ho Chi Minh’s monument in Saint Petersburg
(Photo: SGGP)
The event was attended by Governor of Saint Petersburg, Alexander Beglov, First Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council, Andrey Yatskin, leaders of the Committee for External Relations of Saint-Petersburg, representatives of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organizations, Vietnamese Ambassador to Russia Dang Minh Khoi, a delegation of HCMC high-ranking officials led by Secretary of the HCMC Party Committee Nguyen Van Nen, and thousands of Vietnamese people who are living and working in Saint Petersburg and Moscow.
Uncle Ho's bronze monument is 3m high standing on a 1.5-meter-high pedestal. The statue is placed in a flower garden at the intersection between Ho Chi Minh and Enlightenment Boulevard in Vyborgsky District, Saint Petersburg.
The event aims to mark the 100th anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh’s arrival in Petrograd (now St. Petersburg).
On behalf of the Party, State, Vietnamese people, and the Party, Government and people of HCMC, Secretary of the HCMC Party Committee Nguyen Van Nen expressed his sincere thanks to the Russian Government, the local authorities, and the people of Saint Petersburg for their love and respect for President Ho Chi Minh.
For his part, Governor of Saint Petersburg Alexander Beglov said that President Ho Chi Minh is an outstanding politician and a great friend of the Russian people. He had many significant contributions to establishing Vietnam - Russia relations and consolidating friendship between the two countries’ people. The monument will become a symbol of the long-lasting and unshakable friendship between Russia and Vietnam.
At a meeting with Governor of Saint Petersburg Alexander Beglov, Mr. Nen expressed his joy at the visit on the occasion of the 320th anniversary of the foundation of St. Petersburg and 100 years since President Ho Chi Minh first set foot in Petrograd, now Saint Petersburg city, of Russia.
He informed that HCMC is making efforts to develop and complete infrastructure structures, enhance administrative procedure reform and digital transformation, and continue to implement economic restructuring in the direction of competitiveness and global integration and expressed his hoped that Saint Petersburg would continue to pay attention to promoting cooperation and sharing experiences with HCMC in areas where the two sides have strengths./.