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
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
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
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
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