Delegates at the exhibition (Photo: Vietnamese Embassy in Belgium)

Speaking at the opening ceremony, Vietnamese Ambassador to Belgium Nguyen Van Thao, who is also Head of the Vietnamese Delegation to the European Union (EU), emphasised that President Ho Chi Minh is a prominent hero of the Vietnamese nation, who devoted his entire life to the struggle for national liberation, bringing independence and freedom to the Vietnamese people.

With his intelligence, talent and outstanding contributions to the Vietnamese nation and the advancement of mankind, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) honoured President Ho Chi Minh as a Hero of National Liberation and a Great Man of Culture of Vietnam in 1987.

At the exhibition, 200 file photos and documents were displayed, including some publicised for the first time, contributing to clarifying the life and glorious revolutionary career of President Ho Chi Minh, as well as honouring and recognising his great contributions to the revolutionary cause of the Vietnamese people and building the friendship and solidarity between the Vietnamese people and the people of the world.

Head of the Department of International Relations of the Workers' Party of Belgium Bert De Belder said he was impressed by the exhibition, which, he described as a good chance for young people in Belgium, and Europe at large to understand more about the life of the Vietnamese leader.

In the framework of the exhibition, a talk on President Ho Chi Minh was held on April 15, with French historian Alain Russio being the speaker./.

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