(VOVworld) – President Truong Tan Sang has made an inspection tour of the construction of a memorial site professor Tran Dai Nghia, an excellent disciple of President Ho Chi Minh and a great scientist of Vietnam’s revolution. Speaking at a working session in Vinh Long province on Sunday, President Sang said the memorial site will have an in-depth significance, reflecting the moral code of “remembering the water source we drink” and educating generations of Vietnamese the revolutionary traditions and Professor Nghia’s diligence, creativity and dedication to the country. He was the innovator of weapons during the resistance war against the French colonialists, opening a new path of development for Vietnam’s military and contributing to the victory of the Vietnamese revolution.

Professor Tran Dai Nghia (R) met president Ho Chi Minh (Photo: archive)

On Saturday afternoon, President Sang attended the inauguration ceremony of a stele for Nguyen Sinh Sac, father of President Ho Chi Minh, in Dong Thap province. He also presented gifts to families, who have excelled in building new rural areas in Hoa An commune.