January 29, 2017 | 00:06 (GMT+7)
Leaders of General Staff and GDP pay tribute to late President Ho Chi Minh
PANO – On the first day of Lunar New Year, a delegation of the General Staff, led by Lieutenant General Phan Van Giang, permanent member of the Central Military Commission, Deputy Defense Minister and Chief of the General Staff on January 28 paid tribute to late President Ho Chi Minh at his mausoleum in Hanoi.
The delegation of the General Staff laying a wreath at President Ho Chi Minh's mausoleum
After visiting the mausoleum, the delegation had a meeting with the staff of the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum Management Board. Major General Nguyen Van Cuong, head of the mausoleum's management board reported General Giang on their missions during the Lunar New Year.
Lieutenant General Phan Van Giang visiting the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum Management Board
In 2016, the mausoleum’s management board welcomed more than 2.5 million tourists and overcame many difficulties to complete all assigned tasks. The Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum is the place for people and foreign tourists to visit and to commemorate late President Ho Chi Minh, so that staff of the management board should cooperate closely with other forces to ensure safety for tourists, contributing to beautifying the image of Uncle Ho's soldiers and upholding the hospitality of Vietnamese people.
* The same day, a delegation of the General Department of Politics (GDP), led by Major General Le Hien Van, Deputy Director of GDP also paid tribute to late President Ho Chi Minh.
Translated by Hong Thanh