Connecting the friendship between the Vietnamese and Dominican people

The statement was made by Secretary of the Party Central Committee and President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee Tran Thanh Man at the opening ceremony for the statue at Hoa Binh (Peace) park on August 28th.

The event was held by the Party Central Committee Commission for External Relations in coordination with Hanoi City Party Committee and People's Committee.

Professor Juan Bosch (1909-2001) was the leader of the national liberation movement in Latin America and the first President of the Dominican Republic. He helped the Dominican people to understand more about the war in Vietnam and President Ho Chi Minh, thus forming revolutionary movements to support the Vietnamese people.

Mr. Man said that the inauguration will help promote the friendship between the two nations' people and help more Vietnamese people further understand the life and career of Juan Bosch as well as the Dominican Republic.

Dominican Republic's United Left Movement General Secretary and Minister for Regional Integration Policies, Miguel Mejia, affirmed that it is an honour for the Dominican Republic to have a bust of Juan Bosch in Hanoi and it is a critically important event in their bilateral relations.

On this occasion, on behalf of the Dominican Republic, Mr. Miguel Mejia awarded the certificate of merit to Permanent Vice Secretary of the Hanoi City Party Committee Ngo Thi Thanh Hang and Head of the Relic Management Board under the Hanoi City Department of Culture and Sports Nguyen Doan Van.