Various activities have been organized by the Vietnamese Embassy in Germany to celebrate the 134th birthday of President Ho Chi Minh (May 19, 1890 - May 19, 2024), according to the Vietnam News Agency.
Vietnamese Ambassdor to Germany Vu Quang Minh (L) and Le Duc Duong
who met President Ho Chi Minh twice (Photo: VNA)
One of the activities was a visit by the embassy delegation to the family of Le Duc Duong who met the leader twice.
Duong, who now resides in Hoppegarten city, Brandenburg state, recounted the story of his meetings with the leader in 1955 when he was preparing to study in German, and two year later on the occasion of President Ho Chi Minh's state visit to the European nation.
On May 17, an incense offering ceremony was held at the embassy to commemorate the late president.
The same day, members of the embassy's Party organisation attended an online conference held by the Party committee of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to review the implementation of Conclusion No. 01-KL/TW dated May 18, 2021, of the Politburo on promoting the work of studying and following late President Ho Chi Minh's ideology, morality, and style in 2021 - 2024.
Organizations and individuals that made outstanding achievements in the movement were commended and rewarded at the event./.
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