(VOVworld) – A wide range of activities are taking place across Vietnam to mark the 42nd anniversary of the Liberation of South Vietnam and National Reunification (April 30).
The northern province of Dien Bien hosted an art program which recreated the joyous atmosphere in Vietnam following the reunification and helped audience better understand its historical values.
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| The art program "The homeland in my heart" takes place in Dien Bien city. (Photo: dienbien.gov.vn) |
In Phu Quoc island, painter Cao Le Quang is exhibiting his 40 paintings, paying respect to communist soldiers who died at Phu Quoc prison and calling for helping hands to ease the war pain. The exhibit will close on May 19.
Vietnamese expatriates held a celebration in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on Sunday, where they recalled the Vietnamese people’s unyielding spirit and paid homage to martyrs and war invalids who sacrificed themselves for Vietnam’s independence.
A meeting took place at the Vietnamese Embassy in France to mark the 42nd Reunification Day and 40 years since the first Vietnam Embassy headquarters were inaugurated in France. Deputy Foreign Minister Le Hoai Trung spoke at the ceremony: “The victory on April 30 was of historic significance to Vietnam. First, it reaffirmed Vietnam’s independence which the Vietnamese people tried to defend since Vietnam declared its independence in 1945. Second, it reunified Vietnam. Vietnam now is an independent country as all its people desired. Vietnam, a middle-income country, has established strategic or comprehensive cooperative partnership with all permanent members of the UN Security Council and broadened its relations with countries around the world, and Vietnam is also a member of global and regional organizations.”
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| The celebration includes an exhibit of the Boileau building, where the first Vietnam Embassy headquarters in France located. (Photo: VOV) |
Trung attributed Vietnam’s achievements to the contributions of overseas Vietnamese. He said he hopes Vietnamese people in France will continue to build a strong community and help develop their homecountry.