Delegates took photos to celebrate Vietnam's National Day September 2
On the evening of August 31, on the occasion of the 77th anniversary of the National Day of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (September 2, 1945 - September 2, 2022), the City Party Committee - People's Council - People's Committee - Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee in Ho Chi Minh City had hold a party to celebrate the National Day.
Attending the ceremony were the comrades: Nguyen Van Nen - Politburo member, Secretary of Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee; Phan Van Mai - Member of the Party Central Committee, Standing Deputy Secretary of the City Party Committee, Chairman of the City People's Committee; Nguyen Thi Le - Deputy Secretary of the City Party Committee, Chairman of the City People's Council; Tran Kim Yen - Member of the Standing Committee of the City Party Committee, Chairman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee in Ho Chi Minh City.
On the side of the Lao high-ranking delegation, there were the comrades: Athsaphangthong Siphandone - Member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Secretary of the City Party Committee, Mayor of Vientiane Capital; Vilayvong Boutdakham - Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary, Governor of Champasak Province; Santiphap Phomvihan - Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary, Provincial Governor of Savannakhet Province with his wife.
Also attending were consul generals, representatives of consular agencies, economic - commercial - cultural agencies, international organizations, foreign business associations and non-governmental organizations in Ho Chi Minh City.
Speaking at the ceremony, Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Phan Van Mai emphasized that 77 years ago, under the leadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam and President Ho Chi Minh, the Vietnamese people carried out the August Revolution. Greatly regained national independence, giving birth to the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, now the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, opening a new era in the thousands-year history of the Vietnamese nation. The spirit and will of the August Revolution in 1945 helped the Vietnamese people overcome all difficulties and challenges, win glorious victories in the struggle for national liberation, reunification and succeed in the renewal and development of the country.
Along with the development of the country, Ho Chi Minh City is the center of many aspects of Vietnam and is one of the leading localities in implementing the policy of international integration. With a favorable geographical position, developed socio-technical infrastructure, abundant human resources and flexible investment attraction policies, the city has always been a foreign investment attraction in Vietnam and is striving to maintain its role as the economic locomotive of the country, taking the lead in implementing a new growth model - rapid and sustainable development on the basis of strong research and application of science - technology, innovation and increased labor productivity, soon becoming the economic, financial, commercial, scientific - technological and cultural center of Southeast Asia.
Leaders of Ho Chi Minh City awarded Certificates of Merit to businesses that have contributed to the prevention and control of Covid-19 recently
Comrade Phan Van Mai affirmed that, with his position, Ho Chi Minh City is considered the largest international exchange gateway in the country. Currently, the city has 28 professional consular offices, 33 honorary consulates and 12 economic - commercial - cultural agencies of other countries, 2 international organizations, and many non-governmental organizations as well as Representative Office of foreign companies. The city has established friendly and cooperative relations with more than 50 foreign localities and has close relations with about 20 international organizations, with fields of cooperation being increasingly expanded and deepened, leading to practical results.
Sharing the important socio-economic achievements that Ho Chi Minh City has achieved in recent years, especially after the Covid-19 epidemic and the direction of the city's development in the coming time, Mr. Phan Van Mai emphasized that in the process of the city's recovery and development, foreign affairs have played an active, positive and remarkable role, especially in the current recovery period, help to build and promote the image of a stronger, more determined and more cosmopolitan City.
To continue this good momentum, Comrade Phan Van Mai sent to consular offices, economic - commercial - cultural agencies, offices of international organizations, foreign business associations and NGOs in the city two messages: looking forward to accompanying the city in the development process, especially in the effort to build Ho Chi Minh City into a smart city, an economic and financial center, trade, science - technology and culture of the region. At the same time, continue to promote the role of an active bridge, promoting the image of Ho Chi Minh City to international friends; connect and bring reliable, potential and good-will partners to the City.
On behalf of the consular offices, Mr. Roy Kho Ngee Seng, Consul General of Singapore in Ho Chi Minh City, expressed his respect and thanks to Vietnam, including Ho Chi Minh City for providing medical support to the Consular delegation and foreign citizens in the prevention and control of the Covid-19 epidemic; at the same time, he expressed his desire to cooperate with Vietnam and Ho Chi Minh City in the fields of strength and specialty of the country, as well as in the areas that need to learn and develop more with Vietnam. He expressed his wish for a deeper cooperation between Ho Chi Minh City and the Consular Delegation.
On this occasion, the People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City awarded certificates of merit to businesses that have made contributions in the recent Covid-19 epidemic prevention and control.
Minh Hiep (www.hcmcpv.org.vn)