(VOVworld) - The Italy-Vietnam Friendship Association in Italy’s Lombardy region recently hosted a seminar called "Vietnam: the Past, the Present, and the Future" at the headquarters of the Milan Confederation of Labour.

The event reviewed the historic victories of the Vietnamese people in the 20th century, notably the Dien Bien Phu victory, which played a decisive role in ending Vietnam’s resistance war against the French.

The Dien Bien Phu victory led to the signing of the Geneva Accords which ended the war and inspired colonial nations in Asia, Africa, and Latin America to fight to free themselves from colonialism and imperialism.

Two books, one about legendary General Vo Nguyen Giap and the other about fallen solider Nguyen Van Troi, newly translated into Italian, were introduced at the seminar.