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State President Luong Cuong and a high-ranking delegation of Vietnam on November 10 morning (local time) visited and laid a wreath at the statue of President Ho Chi Minh. The activity was also joined by former Chilean President Michelle Bachellet, President of the Communist Party of Chile Lautaro Carmona, Mayor of Cerro Navia district Mauro Tamayo alongside a large number of local residents.

President Luong Cuong presents a souvenir to Mayor of Cerro Navia district Mauro Tamayo. On behalf of the administration and people of Cerro Navia, Tamayo shows his elation and honour to welcome the Vietnamese State leader and his entourage. He applauds the shining moral example of President Ho Chi Minh and his significant contributions to Vietnam's past struggles for national liberation. Tamayo affirms that the administration and people of Cerro Navia will continue to contribute to caring for and preserving the park as a symbol of solidarity and friendship between the governments and people of both nations.

President Luong Cuong presents a souvenir to former President Michelle Bachelet.

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For her part, Bachelet expresses her honour to join this especially meaningful activity and said that Cuong's visit to Chile takes place at a time when the two sides are continuing to propel the bilateral friendship forward.
The former President held that the meeting between the Vietnamese delegation with the people of Cerro Navia is not only a symbol of the friendly relations over the years but also an opportunity to open up new, more comprehensive and profound directions between the two countries.

In his address, President Cuong expresses his profound gratitude to the people of Chile, particularly Cerro Navia residents, for preserving the Ho Chi Minh Park as a symbol of the special solidarity, friendship, and cooperation between the two countries. He said President Ho Chi Minh’s statue placed within the park stands as a testament to the deep affection of the Chilean people towards the Vietnamese late leader. He also recalls the special relationship between President Ho Chi Minh and President Salvador Allende, as saying that Allende's Vietnam visit in May 1969 in his capacity as President of the Chilean Senate brought the Vietnamese people a profound sense of solidarity and invaluable spiritual support. This visit became a symbol of the friendship between the two peoples.

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Following the ceremony, Cuong and Bachelet plant a commemorative tree in the park, another symbol of the enduring friendship between the two peoples. They also witness the signing of a memorandum of understanding on establishing the friendly and cooperative relationship between Nam Dan district of Vietnam’s central province of Nghe An and Cerro Navia district in the Santiago Metropolitan region of Chile.

Nam Dan district of Vietnam’s central province of Nghe An and Cerro Navia district in the Santiago Metropolitan region of Chile exchange the memorandum of understanding on establishing their friendly and cooperative ties.