Solemn meeting celebrates 60th anniversary of Ha Noi’ Liberation Day

Organized by Central Committee of the Communist Party of Viet Nam, National Assembly, President of Viet Nam, the Government, the Viet Nam Fatherland Front Committee and capital city Ha Noi, the event drew participation of Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, State President Truong Tan Sang, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung, Chairman of the Viet Nam Fatherland Front Central Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan, and seinor officials of the government, Ha Noi and localities nationwide. 

On the morning of October 10th, 1954, the last French soldiers walked on Long Bien bridge to withdraw from Ha Noi and Vietnamese soldiers took over the city. Overwhelmed with flags and extreme joy, thousands of capital residents happily welcomed the troops returning after gaining victory over French.

In this period, Ha Noi faced numerous difficulties after the long struggle for liberation. The city strived to build socialism, while still managed to support the war in the South of Viet Nam. Linebacker II, also known as Dien Bien Phu in the Air battle victory in Ha Noi, is the significant victory of Viet Nam over the United States, which made the US sign Paris Peace Accords of 1973, ended its military involvement in Viet Nam and created a strategic move to country reunification in 1975. 

After 1975, Ha Noi had to confront directly severe consequences of the war, embargoes and socio-economic crisis. Great efforts were made by the Government and people, contributing to helping the city overcome these difficulties. 

Over the past 60 years, Ha Noi has gained significant achivements. Currently, as the political and administrative center of country, Ha Noi reached annual average growth of 9.5% which is 1.5 times higher than country’s average; city’s GDP accounted for 10%, while its budget collection made up 20% of the country’s total amounts.
 
Special attention is also paid to relations with localities nationawide and international cooperation. So far, the city has relations with over 100 cities and capitals all over the world, and participated in many important international forums. In 1999, Ha Noi was the only city in Asia Pacific recognized as the “City for Peace” by UNESCO.

For these contribution and excellent performance over the past years, Ha Noi was awarded Ho Chi Minh Medal on the occasion of Liberation Day October 10. This is valuable reward and motivation for Ha Noi’s Party and people to continue their efforts for further development of the city, said Party Committee Secretary Pham Quang Nghi at the meeting.

On behalf of the veterans who took over the capital city on October 10, 1945, Senior Colonel Nguyen Huu Tai spoke at the meeting and shared his experiences and feelings as the Vietnamese military soldiers marched towards Ha Noi.

Excellent student of Ha Noi University of Industry Nguyen Thi Viet Linh, on behalf of young people, expressed her deep gratitude to the previous generations and said that they would strive to contribute to the country’s development.

The meeting also honored 10 outstanding citizens of Ha Noi in 2014.- HNP