(VNF) - Prior to the 87th founding anniversary of the Communist Party of Vietnam, ​ leaders of the Party, State, Government and National Assembly today (Jan 25) paid tribute to the late President Ho Chi Minh at his mausoleum in Hanoi.

​Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, President Tran Dai Quang, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, and National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan are top leaders who attended the tribute.

Leaders paying tribute to late President Ho Chi Minh (source: VNA)

The delegation of the Central Military Commission and the Ministry of National Defense laying a wreath at President Ho Chi Minh's mausoleum (source: VNA)

The activity aims to commemorate the late President Ho Chi Minh, founder of the Party, whose contributions to the country’s independence, liberty and happiness are countless and priceless.

The leaders later offered incense at the Heroic Martyrs Monument on Bac Son road and Mai Dich cemetery in Hanoi.

The birth of the Communist Party of Vietnam on February 3, 1930 was an important historical event and a turning-point in the history of the nation’s revolution, marking a milestone in the country’s development./.

( VNF/QDND )