It was an honor to accompany Her Excellency Pam Thi Thu Huong, Ambassador of Vietnam to Greece, the members of her Embassy, and residents here from that sister nation, in the celebration of Vietnam Days in Greece.
The friendly gathering, held at the Athens City Arts Center in Eleftherias Park, was attended by numerous guests, including the Secretary General of the Central Committee of the KKE, Dimitris Koutsoumbas, representatives from Parliament, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and other Greek ministries and organizations, as well as ambassadors and other members of the diplomatic corps.
In her opening remarks, the Vietnamese ambassador emphasized that the day's objective was to further strengthen cultural relations between Vietnam and Greece. The main theme of the event was to present the life and legacy of President Ho Chi Minh, a hero of national liberation and a prominent cultural figure in Vietnam, a symbol of the aspiration for national liberation, and an inspiration to movements for independence, justice, and peace worldwide.
In his address, Dimitris Koutsoumbas, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Greece, praised, among other things, the life and legacy of President Ho Chi Minh, who left an indelible mark on the arduous struggle for national independence of the Vietnamese people.