Peace Committee Chairman Uong Chu Luu (C) at a requiem held at the B52 victory monument in Hanoi’s Kham Thien Street (Photo : VNA)

The annual event was organised by the Hanoi Peace Committee and the city’s chapter of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha. Speaking at the ceremony, Peace Committee Chairman Uong Chu Luu said the victory of the “Hanoi – Dien Bien Phu battle in the air” stands out as an historic event in Vietnam’s national building and defence course in the 20th century. It brought about confidence in the world struggle for peace, national independence and social advancement.