International Friends Share Excitement on 70th Anniversary of Dien Bien Phu Victory
On the 70th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu Victory, international friends, who are in Vietnam, share special emotions and feelings for the "resounded throughout the five continents, shaken the world" victory of the Vietnamese people.
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Present at Dien Bien Phu on the anniversary of May 7, Pallab Sengupta, President of the World Peace Council, posted photos of himself visiting historical relics in Dien Bien on his personal Facebook page. (Photo: Facebook) |
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Pallab Sengupta took a photo with a Vietnamese veteran. (Photo: Facebook) |
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Delegates participated in the live videoconference commemorating the 70th Anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu Victory themed "Under the Flag of Victory". (Photo: Facebook) |
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Laotian Olam Chanthavixay, who is visiting Dien Bien these days, felt the heroic historical atmosphere of the victory. Visiting the Command Base of the Dien Bien Phu, he said: "I was moved to listen and see with my own eyes the historical relics. Thanks to that, I better understand the great victory of the Vietnamese people. On the 70th anniversary of Dien Bien Phu victory, I wish the Vietnamese people and the people of Dien Bien happiness, peace, and prosperity." (Photo: Facebook) |
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On the morning of May 7, Palestinian Ambassador to Vietnam, Head of the diplomatic mission in Vietnam Saadi Salama posted photos with General Vo Nguyen Giap, Commander-in-Chief of the Dien Bien Phu campaign. According to the Ambassador, General Vo Nguyen Giap is always "a strike in the history". (Photo: Facebook) |
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Ambassador Saadi Salama also shared photos of his participation in the 70th Anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu Victory. (Photo: Facebook) |
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At the invitation of the Viet Nam Union of Friendship Organizations, Tham Ly (born in 1954, Guangxi, China), a nurse at Guilin, China who took care of the wounded and sick soldiers from Vietnam, said “I felt like I was returning home. In my heart, the friendship between Vietnam and China is truly indescribable, as close as brothers and sisters." |
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William Schilardi (L) said, when fighting on the front lines of Dien Bien Phu battle, he was injured five times. However, he never once blamed the Viet Minh arm. He was grateful that they carried him on a makeshift crutch on their 700 km walk. "For the past 70 years, I have always wanted to organize twinning programs between French and Vietnamese young people," he said. (Photo: Tien Phong) |
![]() | Mexican Newspaper Comments on Historic Decision in Dien Bien Phu Campaign Voces Del Periodista, an academic forum of Mexican journalists, said that changing the combat motto is a historic decision in the Dien Bien Phu campaign. |
![]() | Press Center of Dien Bien Phu cho Victory Debuts in Dien Bien The Press Center for the 70th Anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu Victory was inaugurated on the afternoon of May 5 in Dien Bien Phu ... |
![]() | [Photos] Vietnamese Women: An Important Factor in the Dien Bien Phu Campaign On the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu campaign (March 13-May 7, 1954), here is a closer look back at the ... |
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