PANO - A delegation of Vietnam’s top leaders paid floral tribute to President Ho Chi Minh at his Mausoleum in Hanoi on January 6th on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of Vietnam’s first General Election (January 6th 1946).

Attending the event were Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, former Party General Secretaries Le Kha Phieu and Nong Duc Manh, State President Truong Tan Sang, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung, and President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan, among others.

They expressed their deepest gratitude for the late President’s great contributions to the national revolutionary cause.

Photo: VNA

* On January 5th, National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung welcomed his Lao and Cambodian counterparts Pany Yathotou and Heng Samrin, who are leading delegations to Vietnam to join a meeting to celebrate the 70th anniversary of Vietnam’s first General Election.

He shared with the guests the milestones in the Vietnamese National Assembly’s history as well as underlined the time-honoured relations between Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia.

For their parts, both Ms. Pany Yathotou and Mr. Heng Samrin congratulated the Vietnamese legislative body on its achievements over the past years, praised the support from Vietnam towards their countries’ development causes, and agreed to lift their cooperation to new heights in the coming time.

National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung welcoming Ms. Pany Yathotou. Photo: VNA

* The same day, a special art program “Glorious Vietnamese National Assembly” took place at the Hanoi Opera House.

Performances at the event praised the important role of the first general election in marking a great step-forward in the country’s democratic institution.

* The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism is running an exhibition on the history and development of the Vietnamese National Assembly at the Vietnam National Library until January 12th.

* Meanwhile, Nam Dinh, Quang Tri and Binh Phuoc provinces and Hai Phong city held get-togethers for their former National Assembly deputies in celebration of the 70th anniversary of Vietnam’s first General Election.

Translated by Pham Huy

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