Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his wife introduced to Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone and his wife the Pen Tower, Inkstone Platform, The Huc Bridge, Ngoc Son Temple; especially the turtle of Hoan Kiem Lake and the legend of Hoan Kiem Lake.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his wife, along with Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone and his wife, visit Ngoc Son Temple. Photo: Duong Giang/VNA
The historical and scenic relics of Hoan Kiem Lake and Ngoc Son Temple were ranked as special national relics by the Prime Minister in 2013. Hoan Kiem Lake, also known as Sword Lake - a vestige of an ancient stretch of the Nhi Ha River, is a famous scenic spot of the capital. The lake's name is associated with the legend of King Le Loi returning the precious sword after defeating foreign invaders.
Ngoc Son Temple is not only a religious relic, but was once also the place where the Huong Thien Association, an organization that gathered many patriotic Confucian scholars, such as Nguyen Van Sieu (1799 - 1870), Vu Tong Phan (1800 - 1851) to propagate and educate the masses about goodness, and to organize the printing of many types of books, such as medical books, Taoist scriptures, books on beliefs, etc.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his wife, along with Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone and his wife, visit two turtle specimens in Ngoc Son Temple. Photo: Duong Giang/VNA
Ngoc Son Temple and Hoan Kiem Lake area have always been cared for, preserved and promoted by the government and people of Hanoi city, as well as the whole country, and have become one of the historical, cultural and landscape symbols of the thousand-year-old capital.
On the occasion of welcoming the New Year and the upcoming Lunar New Year of Giap Thin 2024, maintaining the traditional beauty of giving calligraphy every time Tet comes to Spring of Vietnamese people, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh presented Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone with a calligraphy piece with the words "The special friendship between Vietnam and Laos is forever green, forever sustainable".
After visiting Ngoc Son Temple, while walking around Hoan Kiem Lake, the two Prime Ministers and their wives met and interacted with Vietnamese and Lao students and invited them to enjoy ice cream and coffee there.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his wife presented calligraphy to Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone and his wife. Photo: Duong Giang/VNA
Talking and inquiring about the study and living situation of students of the two countries, the two Prime Ministers hoped that students in particular and the young generation of Vietnam and Laos in general would strive to study, train and establish themselves; comprehensively develop their morality, intelligence, physique and aesthetics; realize their dreams and ambitions and those of their families; fulfill their social responsibilities and the task of building and defending the Fatherland of each country; and contribute to the successful implementation of the tasks determined by the Party, State and people of the two countries.
In particular, students and youth of the two countries must preserve and promote national identity; unite, love and help each other because "helping friends is helping yourself", together preserve and continue to write golden pages for the strong brotherhood, the great neighborly friendship, special and rare solidarity and comprehensive cooperation between Vietnam and Laos.
Cooperation in education and training is identified by the two Parties and two States as an important task and a strategic cooperation field in the long-standing friendship and close relationship between Vietnam and Laos.
In the period 2011 - 2021, Vietnam has received nearly 30,000 Lao students studying under agreements and non-agreements with different occupational structures and training levels. In the opposite direction, since 1982, the Lao Government has also trained a total of nearly 5,000 Vietnamese officials and students studying at the National University of Laos.
During their studies, international students from both countries are always cared for by educational institutions, creating all material and spiritual conditions to ensure convenience in eating, staying, studying and living.
This is the final activity during the official visit to Vietnam, combined with the co-chairing of the 46th meeting of the Vietnam-Laos Intergovernmental Committee by Lao Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone. On the same afternoon, Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone, his wife and the Lao high-ranking delegation left Hanoi to return home.
According to VNA/Tin Tuc Newspaper
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