Solemnly celebrating the 70th anniversary of the signing of the Geneva Agreement cessation of hostilities in Vietnam

The crystallization of the resilient, indomitable and persistent fighting spirit of our army and people

Secretary of the Party Central Committee Do Van Chien, Chairman of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front; Le Hoai Trung, Head of the Central Foreign Affairs Commission; Member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang, former Party and State leaders attended the celebration.

Speaking at the Celebration, Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang affirmed that the signing of the Geneva Agreement on the cessation of hostilities in Vietnam is a historical milestone in our nation’s struggle to build and defend the country.

With the Geneva Agreement, for the first time in history, Vietnam’s basic national rights of independence, sovereignty, unity and territorial integrity were officially affirmed in an international treaty and recognized by the parties. countries, the parties participating in the Conference acknowledge and respect.

“With the Geneva Agreement, we have brilliantly demonstrated the spirit, bravery and diplomatic identity of Vietnam in the Ho Chi Minh era; Strongly affirms the message of a Vietnam that loves peace, respects justice and righteousness, has a strong will to protect independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity, and is ready to cooperate and cooperate with all countries. families and peoples in the world”, Deputy Prime Minister affirmed.

Also according to the Deputy Prime Minister, with the Geneva Agreement, we have created great inspiration and encouragement for the national liberation struggle movement across five continents, for independence, freedom, peace, democracy, progress and social justice and ushered in the collapse of old colonialism around the world.

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang clearly stated that the victory at the Geneva Conference was first and foremost thanks to the correct revolutionary policy of the Party, under the leadership and skillful guidance of beloved President Ho Chi Minh – Hero of national liberation.

This victory is also the crystallization of the resilient, indomitable and persistent fighting spirit of our army and people during 9 years of resistance, culminating in the historic Dien Bien Phu Victory. This victory is also the result of the solidarity, support, and valuable assistance of Laos, Cambodia, China, the Soviet Union, and other fraternal socialist countries and peace-loving people around the world. world, including the French people.

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang affirmed that 70 years have passed, but the Geneva Agreement still leaves many valuable lessons, remaining valuable for the cause of building and protecting the Fatherland today and in the future.

“The 70th anniversary of the signing of the Geneva Agreement is an opportunity to review the nation’s heroic history, further deepening the stature and meaning of this particularly important victory. From there, strongly arouse patriotism, national pride and aspirations and efforts to rise up; continue to deeply grasp and flexibly and creatively apply Ho Chi Minh’s unique and unique ideology, style and diplomatic art, imbued with the identity of “Vietnamese bamboo” with solid roots, sturdy trunks, and branches. be flexible to preserve peace, stability, create a favorable environment, and bring the country to rapid and sustainable development,” said the Deputy Prime Minister.

A milestone in the history of Vietnamese revolutionary diplomacy

In his commemorative speech, Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son affirmed that the Geneva Conference was the first major multilateral international conference that Vietnam attended to negotiate and sign international treaties with the direct participation of countries. powerful country. In this first participation, Vietnam’s revolutionary diplomacy affirmed the mentality, intelligence, bravery and character of a nation with thousands of years of civilization and the position of an independent country. , sovereignty and love of peace.

According to Minister Bui Thanh Son, along with the 1946 Preliminary Agreement and the 1973 Paris Agreement, the 1954 Geneva Agreement is a milestone in the history of Vietnam’s revolutionary diplomacy, bearing a strong mark of ideology, style and art. Ho Chi Minh diplomacy.

The process of negotiating, signing and implementing the Geneva Agreement is a handbook containing many profound lessons demonstrating the unique identity of the Vietnamese school of foreign affairs and diplomacy, which has been inherited and creatively applied. and development in the negotiation, signing and implementation of the 1973 Paris Agreement later as well as in building and developing the country and protecting the Fatherland today.

At the Celebration, Major General Pham Son Duong, son of late Prime Minister Pham Van Dong – Head of the negotiating team of the Government of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, shared memorable stories that he had heard from his father. mine.

In his speech at the Celebration, Lao Ambassador to Vietnam Khamphao Ernthavanh affirmed that the lessons of negotiation in the Geneva Conference and the Dien Bien Phu campaign became a powerful torch of revolutionary military and political struggle. in many campaigns against outside intrusions and completely liberated the country of the three Indochina countries in 1975.

“70 years have passed, the day of signing the Agreement to End Hostilities at the Geneva Conference still retains its value in the work of building peace, protecting, preserving and developing the three Indochina countries in the current context”, the General Assembly said. Ambassador Khamphao Ernthavanh said.

Cambodian Ambassador to Vietnam Chea Kimtha assessed the ceremony as an event of great historical significance for today’s generations to remember the resistance period and the resilient and heroic examples of military heroes. Liberation Vietnam fought successfully to regain independence from colonial rule; affirmed that the Geneva Conference emphasized the importance of the participation of all relevant parties in solving international problems.