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| Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin visits the memorial site dedicated to late Vietnamese President Ho Chi Minh in the northeastern province of Nakhon Phanom. |
The Thai leader on February 17 visited a memorial site dedicated to late Vietnamese President Ho Chi Minh in the northeastern province of Nakhon Phanom.
He affirmed the site’s historical significance and role as a bridge to connect and strengthen the Thailand-Vietnam friendship.
Srettha noted that the Thai Government highly values the preservation and development of historical sites that play an important role in the development of bilateral relations and contribute to local tourism.
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| The PM said the Thai Government highly values the preservation and development of historical sites that play an important role in the development of bilateral relations. |
Through high-level meetings, both sides agreed to step up cooperation measures in the tourism sector, with the memorial site considered an important destination to attract tourists from Vietnam, he said.
The PM pledged to quickly instruct ministries, agencies, and local authorities to consider financial support as proposed by the management board of the memorial site.
He will also push ahead with the construction of an international airport in this area to attract Vietnamese tourists to Thailand.
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| Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin and overseas Vietnamese in Thailand in a group photo. |
Tran Van Sau, President of the Association of Thai People of Vietnamese Origin in Nakhon Phanom, told the PM that the community has actively participated in and made positive contributions to the province's socio-economic development and served as a bridge between the two countries./.
| President Ho Chi Minh lived and worked in Thailand, including Nakhon Phanom province, in the late 1920s. The memorial site was inaugurated in Na Chok village on May 19, 2016, coinciding with the 126th birth anniversary of the beloved leader. It is connected to the Thai-Viet friendship village by a road, forming a cultural and historical tourism complex in Nakhon Phanom. This is not only a place where tourists and Vietnamese in Thailand come to offer incense to President Ho Chi Minh on special holidays, but has become a cultural - tourist - historical venue that holds great significance, symbolizing the long-standing relationship and friendship between the two countries. |
Source: Vietnamtimes
