(VOVworld)- Hanoi jubilantly celebrated the 60^th anniversary of its Liberation on Friday with various cultural activities art performances and extravagant firework displays throughout the city.

Nguyen Khac Loi is Deputy Director of Hanoi’s Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism: “To mark the 60^th anniversary of Hanoi’s Liberation, various cultural activities are held throughout the city inspiring local people’s pride of and love for Hanoi, a heroic city and a city of peace. We hope these activities will encourage them to contribute further to local development”.

On the same day, overseas Vietnamese in Moscow held a meeting to mark the event. Pham Hong Ha, President of the Hanoi Association in Russia said at this meeting, overseas Vietnamese people expressed their love for the capital city and hope that Hanoi will develop further.