Vietnamese Embassy delegation visits historic site of Newhaven in the UK
(VOVWORLD) -A delegation of Vietnamese Embassy and representative agencies in the UK on Friday visited the town of Newhaven in Lewes district, Sussex, southern England, where a young man named Nguyen Tat Thanh, who later became President Ho Chi Minh, stopped over while working on the Newhaven-Dieppe ferry after World War I.
 Vietnamese Embassy staff in the UK take a photo with the Newhaven Museum staff. (Photo: VNA) |
Celebrating the 133rd birthday of President Ho Chi Minh and the 110th anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh's arrival in the UK, the delegation laid flowers at the memorial stele of President Ho Chi Minh at West Quay, Newhaven port.
Vietnamese Ambassador to the UK Nguyen Hoang Long recalled the time President Ho Chi Minh lived in London from 1913 to 1917 and the time he worked on the Newhaven-Dieppe ferry, which the Ambassador said laid the foundation for the relations between Vietnam and Newhaven, and the UK.
Long had a meeting with representatives of the Newhaven government to further promote the friendly and cooperative relationship between Vietnam's Vinh city and Newhaven town. They also planned to hold Vietnam Food Culture Festival in September, and put a memorial sign for President Ho Chi Minh in Newhaven.
The delegation also visited the Newhaven Museum, where a bronze statue of President Ho Chi Minh and a miniature model of his wooden stilt house are displayed. On display is also a model of the Newhaven-Dieppe ferry, where Ho Chi Minh used to work as a baker.