Ho Chi Minh statue inaugurated in Russia
VGP - A ceremony to inaugurate a Ho Chi Minh statue was held on June 6 in Russian Ulyanovsk city, where Vladimir Ilych Lenin, leader of the Russian October Revolution, was born.
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Speaking at the inauguration event, Ulyanovsk Governor Sergei Morozov said the statue marked a new era in the Nghe An – Ulyanovsk relationship.
Leaders of the two localities share a common desire for bilateral ties development, with priority given to people-to-people diplomacy, he added.
The complex comprising a Ho Chi Minh statue and a square was built on an area of 2,000sq.m, next to Ho Chi Minh Boulevard in Zasniazhsky District, Ulyan
The construction cost was covered by Viet Nam, while Russia took care of technical consultancy and sculpting work.
The statue was designed following the model at the Ho Chi Minh Square in the central province of Nghe An – the Vietnamese President’s birthplace.
Standing Vice Secretary of the Nghe An Party's Committee Nguyen Xuan Son said now the Vietnamese community in Russia has another place to honour their president.
On the same day, representatives of Vinh City, Nghe An province and Ulyanovsk signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation between the two cities.
By Vien Nhu
