National meeting to celebrate 35th Victory Day

State President Nguyễn Minh Triết delivers speech at the 35th anniversary of national reunification, Hà Nội, April 29, 2010 - Photo: VGP/Nguyễn Hoàng

Prominent among those present at the anniversary were top leaders of the Communist Party of Việt Nam, State, Government, the NA, the Việt Nam Fatherland Front (VFF), government officials, revolutionary veterans, heroic Vietnamese mothers, heroes of the armed forces and labor, leaders of ministries, agencies and mass organizations as well as representatives of foreign diplomatic corps in Hà Nội.

Addressing the ceremony, State President Nguyễn Minh Triết said the whole people of Việt Nam will forever keep in mind their gratefulness to late President Hồ Chí Minh and former party leaders, revolutionary soldiers and those who laid down their lives for peace and independence.

The 1975 Great Spring Victory is also a victory of international friendship and solidarity, said President Triết while expressing thanks to the governments and people of Russia, China, Laos, Cambodia and Cuba as well as the international community for their support for the Vietnamese people during the war.

President Triết underscored that the victory turned a new page in the nation’s history, and was a glorious landmark, both for the nation itself in its long history of unceasing struggle against foreign invasion, and in the history of the world, in which it figures as one of the great triumphs of the 20th century.

After nearly 25 years of renovation, Việt Nam’s economy has steadily grown while socio-political stability and national defense have been guaranteed. The country’s status in the international arena has been lifted while its people’s lives increasingly improved.

These achievements attest to the sound leadership of the Party as well as the solidarity and combined efforts of the entire Party, people and armed forces.

In the future, the President said, the Party, Government and people will continue to bring into play the nation’s strength, step up the renovation process, build a more transparent political system, boost economic development and improve the socio-economic and cultural life for all the people.

He reiterated Việt Nam’s consistent foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, cooperation and development, multilateralization of international relations, and initiative in international integration.
In the coming time, the Party will soon start congresses at all levels to prepare for the 11th National Party Congress. President Triết emphasized the most important task in this context is to promote democracy and mobilize the intellectual power of the whole Party and people.

He also reaffirmed Việt Nam’s commitment to pursuing its targets along the road to socialism.