50th anniversary of Paris Peace Accords celebrated

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs hosted a ceremony in Hanoi on January 17 to mark the 50th anniversary of the Paris Agreement on Ending the War and Restoring Peace in Vietnam (Paris Peace Accords) (January 27, 1973-2023).
Delegates pose for a group photo at the ceremony.
Delegates pose for a group photo at the ceremony.
Politburo member and permanent member of the Secretariat Vo Van Thuong, Permanent Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Tran Thanh Man and leaders of the Party and State attended the celebration.

Politburo member and permanent member of the Secretariat Vo Van Thuong, Permanent Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Tran Thanh Man and leaders of the Party and State attended the celebration.

A handbook of ten thousand signatures of the Cuban people was presented to Vietnam.

A handbook of ten thousand signatures of the Cuban people was presented to Vietnam.

The negotiations and signing of the accord five decades ago, which together with previous ones like the Geneva Agreement in 1954, created a premise for the Vietnamese people to realise their aspirations for peace, national independence, national reunification and prosperous development.

The negotiations and signing of the accord five decades ago, which together with previous ones like the Geneva Agreement in 1954, created a premise for the Vietnamese people to realise their aspirations for peace, national independence, national reunification and prosperous development.

Many pictures and mementoes related to the Paris Peace Accords were displayed on the sidelines of the ceremony.

Many pictures and mementoes related to the Paris Peace Accords were displayed on the sidelines of the ceremony.

A special guest was Nguyen Thi Binh, former Vice President, Foreign Minister, and Head of the Delegation of the Provisional Revolutionary Government of the Republic of South Vietnam at the Paris Conference.

A special guest was Nguyen Thi Binh, former Vice President, Foreign Minister, and Head of the Delegation of the Provisional Revolutionary Government of the Republic of South Vietnam at the Paris Conference.

The Party and State leaders attended the 50th anniversary of the Paris Agreement on Ending the War and Restoring Peace in Vietnam.

The Party and State leaders attended the 50th anniversary of the Paris Agreement on Ending the War and Restoring Peace in Vietnam.

An art performance at the event.

An art performance at the event.

Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son delivered the opening speech to mark the 50th anniversary of the Paris Agreement on Ending the War and Restoring Peace in Vietnam (Paris Peace Accords) (January 27, 1973-2023).

Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son delivered the opening speech to mark the 50th anniversary of the Paris Agreement on Ending the War and Restoring Peace in Vietnam (Paris Peace Accords) (January 27, 1973-2023).

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