Vietnam Ambassador: We fought French colonialism and American imperialism and became the No. 22 trading partner in the world

Viet Nam’s ambassador to Egypt, Nguyen Huy Dung, said that his country is celebrating the 70th anniversary of the declaration of the historic victory of Dien Bien Phu, which led to the signing of the Geneva Convention, which ended the war and restored peace, paving the way for the reunification of Vietnam in 1975.

The ambassador stressed that his country is celebrating the 70th anniversary of the heroic fighting, to which the patriotism of President Ho Chi Minh and General Vo Nguyen Giap contributed, along with great international support, as it led to change not only in the country, but in the global situation, paving the way for national independence movements. In colonial and dependent countries.

He continued: In 1954, the Vietnamese people achieved a victory that ended French colonialism, and this was the first time in world history that a “colonial” army defeated a professional European army, and after the Battle of Dien Bien Phu, African soldiers returned to their homes carrying lessons from the Vietnam War and became Many of them were soldiers who led national liberation movements. In 1960 alone, 17 countries gained their independence, hence the “Year of Africa.” The victory of Dien Bien Phu also has international historical significance and opened a new era and a new stage in the heroic struggle of the colonized peoples to liberate themselves from imperialism. British, French, Belgian and American.

He added: The great victory over the giant colonial power encouraged the Vietnamese people to move forward and win the next resistance against the American imperialists and their puppet regime in South Vietnam to reunite the nation in 1975, as well as the two border wars with its neighbors during the year 1979-1982, while the country and its people seek to On the road to prosperity. Vietnam’s reform process over the past 40 years has achieved great achievements of historical significance. From a poor and underdeveloped country, the size of Vietnam’s economy today is constantly expanding, with the GDP last year reaching 430 billion US dollars.

He continued: Vietnam has become the No. 22 trading partner in the world, as Vietnam has left the group of low-income countries since 2008 and will become an upper-middle-income country by 2030 (about 7,500 US dollars).