The ceremony was attended by Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, Speaker of the National Assembly (Parliament) Vuong Dinh Hue, Permanent Member of the CPA Central Committee Secretariat Vo Van Thuong, Head of the Fatherland Front Do Van Chien and Acting President Vo Thi Anh Xuan .
The opportunity, the VNA news agency reported, was opportune to express deep gratitude to the hero of independence for his enormous contributions to the struggle for liberation and national reunification.
The participants also affirmed that the Party, the army and the people will always walk the path embarked on by President Ho Chi Minh and work to further his thought and take the revolutionary cause he bequeathed to a new climax.
The delegation of senior leaders also laid offerings of flowers and incense sticks at the mausoleum dedicated to heroes and martyrs on Bac Son Street in this capital.
On the other hand, representatives of the Central Military Commission and Ministry of Defence, the Central Commission of Public Security and Ministry of Public Security, the Party Committee, the People’s Committee and the People’s Council of Hanoi also posthumously paid tribute to President Ho Chi Minh and the martyrs.
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