VOVworld) – President Ho Chi Minh was a skilled diplomat and a man of culture. In an article by Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh to mark the President’s 125^th birth anniversary, Minh wrote that President Ho Chi Minh’s outstanding qualities as a senior diplomat and a culturalist were reflected in his leadership during Vietnam’s struggle for national independence and human values.

President Ho Chi Minh (centre) was the first Foreign Minister of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, now the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

President Ho Chi Minh was honoured by UNESCO as a man of culture for his contribution to promoting Vietnamese culture, education, and arts and to enhancing mutual understanding between peoples. He was the first Foreign Minister of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, now the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.