HCM City Honors Fidel Castro’s First Visit with Special Buses

Special Buses Launched in HCM City Commemorating Cuban Leader Fidel’s First Visit to Vietnam
The bus is decorated with pictures of Fidel Castro waving the flag of the National Liberation Front of South Vietnam on Hill 41 in Quang Tri in September 1973. Photo: hcmcpv.org.vn

At a ceremony to launch the bus trip held by the Cuban Consulate General in the city, Consul General Ariadne Feo Labrda stressed that Fidel was the first and only head of state in the world to visit the liberated zone in South Vietnam when the war was still going on.

The visit showed the world that Vietnam was not alone in its struggle and affirmed the unconditional support of the Cuban people for Vietnam, she said, as cited by VietnamPlus.

Cuban Minister of Construction Rene Antonio Mesa Villafana said the struggle of the Vietnamese people was not only for Vietnam’s own independence but also for the world’s revolutionary movement for national liberation.

Vietnam has been, and is still an example and a source of encouragement for Cuba’s struggle, he said.

He highlighted that the Cuba-Vietnam relationship has been expanding across the fields despite the far geological distance, economic difficulties, and even during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Special Buses Launched in HCM City Commemorating Cuban Leader Fidel’s First Visit to Vietnam
Vietnamese and Cuban officials at the launching ceremony of the bus tour. Photo: hcmcpv.org.vn

Following the ceremony, Minister Rene Antonio Mesa Villafana and the head of the municipal Party Committee’s Commission for Information and Education Phan Nguyen Nhu Khue, along with foreign delegates and representatives from agencies and organizations in HCM City boarded the two buses for the trip around the city.

The buses were decorated with pictures of Fidel Castro waving the flag of the National Liberation Front of South Vietnam on Hill 41 in Quang Tri in September 1973.

Earlier, a grand ceremony marking the 50th anniversary of Cuban leader Fidel Castro’s visit to the liberated area in the south of Vietnam (September 1973) took place in Dong Ha City in the south-central province of Quang Tri, Nhan dan (People) Newspaper reported.

The event was jointly organized by the Quang Tri authority, the Party Central Committee’s Commission for External Relations, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, and the Cuban Embassy in Vietnam.

An art performance at the ceremony. (Photo: VNA)
An art performance at the ceremony. Photo: VNA

Prominent guests at the ceremony included President of the National Assembly of People’s Power of Cuba Esteban Lazo Hernandez, Politburo member and standing member of the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat Truong Thi Mai, and Politburo member and Standing Vice Chairman of the Vietnamese National Assembly Tran Thanh Man.

President of the National Assembly of People’s Power of Cuba Esteban Lazo Hernandez thanked the Party, Government, and people of Vietnam for organizing the commemorative event, as well as always maintaining tight solidarity with Cuba in the most difficult times.

He expressed his emotion when visiting the places that Fidel once visited while reiterating the most steadfast support and admiration of the Cuban people for Vietnam.

Fidel Castro’s immortal saying: “For Vietnam, Cuba is willing to shed blood” has become a true symbol of the faithful and pure solidarity and close relation between Vietnam and Cuba, the Cuban official said.

Rosy Huong

The post HCM City Honors Fidel Castro’s First Visit with Special Buses appeared first on Vietexplorer.com.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Vietnam discovers 2,000-year-old stringed instrument

Image
Discovered along the Mekong River in southern Vietnam, the 2,000-year-old instrument resembles a single-stringed harp and may have been an ancestor to the complex musical instruments people still plucked today in Vietnam, according to UK-based science website IFLScience . The artifact consists of a 35-centimeter piece of deer antler with a hole at one end for a peg, which was likely used to tune the string. The antler most likely came from a Sambar deer or an Indian hog deer, two species native to mainland Southeast Asia. While the string seems to have eroded away long ago, the instrument features a bridge that was perhaps used to support the string. Lead researcher and Ph.D. student Fredeliza Campos from the Australian National University said the artifact is at least 2,000 years old — dating back to Vietnam’s pre-Oc Eo culture along the Mekong River, which is exceptionally early for this kind of instrument. How the artifact could have been played. Image credit: F Z Campo...
Read more

Vietnam News Today (Dec. 4): Vietnam National Assembly Leader Begins New Zealand Visit

Image
Vietnam News Today (Dec. 4) notable headlines Vietnam logs 393 new Covid-19 cases on December 3 Vietnam National Assembly leader begins New Zealand visit Vietnamese university, Australian company sign MoU on training, startup Number of international visitors to Vietnam sets ‘record’ after pandemic Dengue outbreak in HCM City on downward trend Techfest Vietnam 2022 kicks off in Binh Duong Dialogue helps connect Ho Chi Minh City to the world Promoting Vietnam – New Zealand strategic partnership VietJet Air resumes direct flights from Da Lat to Bangkok Illustrative image. Photo: VNA Vietnam logs 393 new Covid-19 cases on December 3 Vietnam’s Covid-19 caseload rose to 11,517,517 after 393 new cases recorded on December 3, according to the Ministry of Health. With 107 patients given the all-clear on the day, the number of recoveries climbed to 10,608,829. Meanwhile, there are still 54 patients needing breathing support, cited VNA. One death from Covid-19 w...
Read more

Vietnam Welcomed Over 800,000 International Visitors in January

Image
According to statistics, tourism revenue in January 2023 is estimated at VND 2.2 trillion, an increase of 113.4% over the same period last year. Some localities witnessed a strong rise such as Hai Phong (541.5%), Da Nang (387.1%), Tien Giang (380.2%), Lao Cai (196.3%), Hanoi (113.8%), Ho Chi Minh City (98.7%)… In January 2023, monthly passenger transport is estimated at 341.7 million passengers, experiencing an increase of 11.9% over the previous month and 34.7% over the same period last year. The domestic and international tourism market promises to be vibrant in 2023. (Photo: The Saigon Times) Monthly freight forwarding is estimated at 202.8 million tons of goods, which increased 5.4% over the previous month and 16.2% over the same period last year. In 2023, Vietnam’s tourism industry sets a goal of welcoming 110 million tourists, of which about 8 million are international visitors, and about 102 million are domestic tourists. Total revenue from tourists is expected ...
Read more