Russian war veterans: Strong will, sound leadership brought about 1975 victory
Russian war veterans have said that patriotism, a strong will for national reunification, and sound decisions brought about Vietnam’s 1975 spring victory against the US.
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Lieutenant General Viktor I. Filippov, 85, recalled that from March to November 1972, he and ten Soviet military experts helped Rocket Regiment No. 263 of the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) improve its fighting capacity.
He also lauded the VPA’s fighting experience and thanked it for sharing this with the Soviet Union.
Colonel Anatoly Nazarov, Vice Chairman of the St. Petersburg chapter of the Inter-regional Public Organisation of Veterans of the Vietnam War (MOOVVV), who was awarded the Soviet Union’s Order of the Red Star and Vietnam’s Friendship Order, also recalled the sentiments the Vietnamese people expressed towards Soviet experts during the war against US.
Chairman of the St. Petersburg chapter of MOOVVV Colonel Aleksey Skreblyukov said he considers Vietnam his second homeland, adding that its victory was firstly the result of sound leadership by the Communist Party of Vietnam and President Ho Chi Minh.
Returning to Vietnam from 2014 to 2015, the Colonel said he was delighted to see positive changes in the country and even more so in now hearing that Vietnam has recorded no new COVID-19 case for a second week.
All Soviet military experts who served in Vietnam, he said, consider it their second homeland./.
President Truong Tan Sang attended a ceremony on April 29 in Long An province to mark the 40th anniversary of the Liberation of South Vietnam and National Reunification Day (April 30).
The Lao Ministry of National Defence marked the 40th anniversary of Vietnam’s Southern Liberation and National Reunification with a ceremony on April 30 in the country’s capital, Vientiane.
The solidarity between the peoples of Italy and Vietnam was highlighted at a recent seminar held in Italy’s Genoa port city on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the Liberation of the South and the National Reunification of Vietnam.
Prof. Vladimir Kolotov, General Director of the Ho Chi Minh Institute of the Saint Petersburg State University in Russia, highly valued the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV)’s leadership role in Vietnam’s revolution during a recent interview to Vietnam News Agency on the occasion of the CPV’s 90th founding anniversary.
Vietnam is deeply concerned about the escalating and complex conflict in the Middle East, which poses a serious threat to the lives and safety of civilians, as well as to regional and global peace and stability.
The Vietnamese Embassy advises the Vietnamese community living, studying, and working in Israel to strictly comply with directions from the Home Front Command and local authorities.
Lawmakers are set to vote on revisions and amendments to a broad spectrum of legal frameworks and impactful resolutions during the final week of the 15th NA's 9th session.
The State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs (SCOVA) has served as a bridge connecting and uniting the community with the homeland, becoming a trusted source of support for Vietnamese expats in times of hardship.
The programme to eliminate temporary and dilapidated houses has achieved notable results, with nearly 263,000 housing units addressed to date, including 225,000 houses inaugurated and 38,000 under construction. Thirty-eight provinces and cities across the nation have already fulfilled their targets.
Stronger efforts and determination are required to achieve and surpass the set targets, especially in the eradication of makeshift and dilapidated houses nationwide, the acceleration of public investment disbursement, and the implementation of nationally important transport projects, PM Pham Minh Chinh noted.
The trip will be made at the invitations of Chinese Premier Li Qiang and WEF President and CEO Børge Brende, according to an announcement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Long spoke highly of the dynamic, positive, and comprehensive development of Vietnam – Russia relations in recent years. He affirmed that the Vietnamese Party and State place great importance on further strengthening the comprehensive strategic partnership with Russia in a substantive and effective manner, in line with the development needs of both nations.
At the conference, participants reported that the Government has so far issued 28 decrees on the delegation of responsibilities and powers between the central Government and two-tier local administrations. Several localities have already piloted the new governance model.
Reality is the ultimate benchmark for success, he said, urging drafting agencies to work out policies that foster development, reduce bureaucratic hurdles, and respect practical conditions.
Under the official dispatch signed on June 20, ministers, heads of ministerial-level agencies, and chairpersons of provincial and municipal People’s Committees are requested to concentrate efforts on implementing core measures to ensure the smooth operations of the new administrative framework.
The Party chief underscored the need for the press to innovate relentlessly, evolve to keep pace with the country's development, transform into a truly professional, humanistic, and modern sector that serves the cause of the Party, the State, and the people on the path to national construction and development.
The UN Secretary-General praised Vietnam’s remarkable achievements in socio-economic development and international integration in recent years, noting that the country has emerged as a model in implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), promoting international peace and security, and engaging in key UN processes.
Nghia affirmed that this is a milestone of special significance, affirming and honouring the the Vietnamese revolutionary press’s glorious tradition of 100 years of serving the revolutionary cause of the Party, serving the Fatherland, and serving the people.
The Party and State of Vietnam always attach great importance to and give top priority to the development of Vietnam–China relations. Vietnam is ready to work with the Chinese Party and State to further deepen the Comprehensive Strategic Cooperative Partnership and promote the building of the Vietnam-China community with a shared future that carries strategic significance.
Under the leadership of President Ho Chi Minh and the CPV, President Cuong said, the press has been a steadfast force on the ideological and cultural front, rallying the masses to pursue national aspirations.
NA Chairman Tran Thanh Man stressed the need to accelerate the application of artificial intelligence and smart teaching equipment, innovate teaching and assessment methods, and further improve the quality of formal education.
He also pledged that the NA will promote its ongoing supervision, making sure that every promise must lead to results, and every commitment must bring about real changes.
