The PT leader made the statement while visiting Vietnam News Agency’s representative office in Mexico City on Sunday on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu Victory and the 49th anniversary of the Liberation of South Vietnam and National Reunification, April 30.

He affirmed that the two victories continue to embody and symbolize the burning desire and unyielding strength of a nation fighting for freedom and independence.

Guitiérrez said the spirit of solidarity, self-reliance, the will to fight, the determination to win and the historical lessons from the Dien Bien Phu Victory remain valid today, giving more strength to Vietnam to firmly go forward on the path that President Ho Chi Minh and the Communist Party of Vietnam chose.

British historian John Callow said the Dien Bien Phu Victory was the product of a unique political and military praxis, stemming directly from the personal qualities and intellectual brilliance of President Ho Chi Minh and General Vo Nguyen Giap, as it was collectively applied and developed through the Party’s cadres.

Callow said the victory changed everything, shattering the myth of western, colonial dominance (whether military, cultural, or economic) and opening up the vision of national liberation for the global majority peoples, while providing direct inspiration for those struggling for independence around the world.