Conference highlights President Ho Chi Minh’s time in Italy
Vietnamese and Italian experts and scholars gathered at an international conference in Rome on April 18 to spotlight the significance of the time that President Ho Chi Minh lived and worked in Italy in the 1930s.
The event was attended by Secretary of the Party Central Committee and head of the committee’s Commission for Information and Education Nguyen Trong Nghia, and leaders from a number of ministries that are joining the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) delegation visiting Italy.
It also drew leaders of the Italian Communist Party, Communist Refoundation Party of Italy, the Democratic Party of Italy, Italy’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, the Italy-Vietnam Friendship Association, Vietnamese Honorary Consuls in Turin and Nopoli, and many Italian friends.
Nghia highlighted the significance of the conference in maintaining and promoting heritage left by President Ho Chi Minh, especially in fostering the relations between Vietnam and other countries, including Italy, as the two sides are celebrating the 50th anniversary of the diplomatic ties and the 10 years of strategic partnership
He thanked the Italian side for supporting activities to honour the Vietnamese leader in different localities of Italy.
General Secretary of the Italian Communist Party Mauro Alboresi affirmed that President Ho Chi Minh was a great national leader, and Vietnam is a symbol of struggle against colonialism and imperialism, for independence, freedom, determination and self-reliance determination of all nations.
The Italian Communist Party always pays great attention to and follow the developments of Vietnam, and supports the CPV’s socio-economic development and foreign policy, he said.
General Secretary of the Communist Refoundation Party of Italy Maurizio Acerbo recalled the sentiments of the left-wing forces of Italy towards Vietnamese people and nation, affirming that President Ho Chi Minh is remembered as one of the greatest revolutionaries in the history, and a symbol of the struggle against colonialism, showing the world the highest values of socialism.
Honorary Consul and Director of the Centre for Vietnam Studies in Turin Sandra Scagliotti said that the time President Ho Chi Minh lived and worked in Italy was a treasure that needed to be further studied and documented.