Ambassador Duong Quoc Thanh (C) and Argentina’s Deputy Minister of Culture Valeria Gonzalez (3rd from right) and guests at the statue of President Ho Chi Minh. (Photo: VNA)

Addressing the inauguration ceremony, Vietnamese Ambassador Duong Quoc Thanh said that after 48 years of establishing diplomatic relations, the two countries have strengthened and consolidated their comprehensive partnership based on international solidarity for which President Ho Chi Minh laid the foundation.

Argentina’s Deputy Minister of Culture Valeria Gonzalez expressed his admiration for President Ho Chi Minh, a symbol of the struggle for national independence not only of Vietnam but also of oppressed and peace-loving peoples in the world. The Statue in Buenos Aires will always be a beautiful symbol of the friendship between the peoples of Argentina and Vietnam, she said.