On the occasion of the 134th birthday of President Ho Chi Minh (May 19), the Vietnamese Embassy in Chile and a working delegation of the Binh Duong Provincial Party Committee, led by the Permanent Deputy Secretary Provincial Party Committee Nguyen Hoang Thao, coordinated to organize the inauguration ceremony of the Ho Chi Minh Park renovation project in Cerro Navia district in the capital city of Santiago.

Speaking at the opening ceremony, Ambassador Pham Truong Giang emphasized that Ho Chi Minh Park has become a symbol of the traditional friendship between the two countries that President Ho Chi Minh and President Salvador Allende laid the first foundation.

Ambassador Pham Truong Giang, leaders of Binh Duong province and leaders of Cerro Navia district cut ribbon to inaugurate the Ho Chi Minh Park renovation project.

Over the past time, the friendly relationship and multi-faceted cooperation between the two countries have been increasingly consolidated and developed in both depth and breadth. Chile is currently one of Vietnam's 12 comprehensive partners with two-way trade exchange currently leading Chile's trade with ASEAN countries. Currently, Vietnam is completing procedures to open a Defense Attaché Office in Chile to expand the field of cooperation between the two countries.

The project to renovate and embellish the park, along with the Ho Chi Minh Space, funded by Nghe An province and expected to be completed in 2024, also has practical value in expanding cultural space so local people can increase their understanding of history, culture, the country and people of Vietnam.

Permanent Deputy Secretary of the Binh Duong Provincial Party Committee Nguyen Hoang Thao recalled his first visit to Chile in September 2022. He and the delegation of the Binh Duong Provincial Party Committee were extremely moved by the sentiments of the government and district people, along with the dedication to President Ho Chi Minh and the people of Vietnam, and have preserved the park throughout the years, especially during violent protests in Chile and the Covid-19 pandemic in spite of the limited maintenance budget.

Children in Cerro Navia district offer flowers to Uncle Ho's statue.

Immediately after the visit, the Binh Duong Party Committee informed the embassy of the plan to renovate and embellish the park with funding contributions from the province. The project was completed right on this meaningful anniversary with local affection and determination along with the coordination with the Vietnamese Embassy and Cerro Navia administration, making the delegation extremely excited after the long flight from Vietnam.

Mayor of Cerro Navia district Mauro Tamayo affirmed that the park renovation project shows the affection between the people of the two countries and of the Chilean people towards President Ho Chi Minh.

He assessed that the project had been completed successfully, bringing a clean and beautiful green amusement park to the people of the area, and also announced the plan to name a road in the district after Binh Duong.

Planting souvenir trees at Ho Chi Minh Park.

After the ribbon-cutting ceremony, on behalf of former President Nguyen Minh Triet and Binh Duong Province, the delegation planted two souvenir trees in the park.

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