Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang offers flowers to commemorate President Ho Chi Minh

(Chinhphu.vn) - On the afternoon of April 14, within the framework of an official friendship visit to Cuba, Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang and his delegation visited and laid flowers at the Ho Chi Minh Monument in Havana, Cuba, a symbol of the special friendship between Vietnam and Cuba.

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang offers flowers at the Ho Chi Minh Monument. Photo: VGP/Hai Minh

The monument consists of two parts, the upper part is a bronze bust of President Ho Chi Minh, the lower part is the body of the statue, the block is carved from a single block of white marble, without decorative patterns, representing the life and virtues of simplicity, modesty and nobility of Uncle Ho.

In February 2003, the Monument and grounds began construction under the design and technical direction of architect Joel Diaz, Vice President of the Cuba-Vietnam Friendship Association.

On May 19, 2003, on the occasion of the 113th anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh's birthday, Comrade Esteban Lazzo, President of the National Assembly, President of the Council of State of Cuba (at that time a member of the Politburo, Vice President of the Council of State) and Vietnamese Ambassador to Cuba Pham Tien Tu cut the ribbon to inaugurate the Monument.

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang visited the people of Havana who came to visit the President Ho Chi Minh Monument. Photo: VGP/Hai Minh

President Ho Chi Minh is a typical hero who changed the lives of humanity, so the heroine Moncada Melba Hernandez, the founder of the first Solidarity Committee with Vietnam, suggested that we should do more research on President Ho Chi Minh and Vietnamese history so that the project would be more Vietnamese in character, architect Joel Diaz shared with the Deputy Prime Minister when introducing the process of building the Monument.

The statue of President Ho Chi Minh was designed to clearly demonstrate the simplicity and thrift of President Ho Chi Minh as well as Vietnam's outstanding efforts in the struggle for independence and national unification.

The Deputy Prime Minister thanked architect Joel Diaz for devoting all his efforts to the President Ho Chi Minh Monument. Photo: VGP/Hai Minh

After the Monument was inaugurated, a Cuba-Vietnam Friendship Association was established to take care of and protect the Monument of President Ho Chi Minh.

On the occasion of major Vietnamese holidays or when high-ranking delegations, leaders of ministries, branches and organizations of Vietnam visit Cuba, the Cuban side and the Embassy often organize wreath-laying ceremonies at the Ho Chi Minh Monument.

Speaking when offering incense at the Ho Chi Minh Monument, the Deputy Prime Minister expressed his gratitude to Cuba and architect Joel Diaz for their special feelings for Vietnam and beloved President Ho Chi Minh; building and preserving the Ho Chi Minh Monument.

All the good things about President Ho Chi Minh and the great things in the resistance wars of the Vietnamese people are shown in this work, at the same time expressing the special friendship between the Vietnamese and Cuban people, the Deputy Prime Minister said.

The Deputy Prime Minister wished comrade Joel Diaz, who has devoted all his efforts to the President Ho Chi Minh Monument project, good health and continued to spread stories about President Ho Chi Minh and the special friendship and cooperation between Vietnam and Cuba./.

Hai Minh - Government Portal

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