 Vice State President Vo Thi Anh Xuan (R) visits Prof. Ngo Thanh Nhan, husband of activist Merle Ratner in New York. (Photo: Thanh Tuan/VNA’s correspondent in the US) |
Xuan visited and offered sympathy to the family of left-wing activist Merle Ratner, a close friend of Vietnam, who passed away after a traffic accident in early February.
She said that Vietnam will always remember and respect the affection and contributions that Merle Ratner gave to Vietnam over the past half a century.
Ms. Ratner was at the forefront of antiwar activities, of the nation building cause, and the fight for justice for Vietnamese victims of Agent Orange.
Madam Xuan said she hopes that Professor Ngo Thanh Nhan, husband of activist Merle Ratner, will continue the unfinished work of his wife, thus contributing to increasingly improved relations between Vietnam and the US.
She then visited and laid wreaths at the US National September 11 Memorial to commemorate the victims who died in the terrorist attack in 2001.