The event was held by the Moscow Academy of Economics and Law (MAEL) and the Russian Veterans Association in Vietnam in collaboration with the Russia-Vietnam Friendship Association.

Speaking at the seminar, Russian military experts emphasized that the Dien Bien Phu victory was the result of the hardship struggle of Vietnamese soldiers and people against French colonialists in the context that the country had gained independence but still faced numerous difficulties.

 

This was the victory of the ingenious combination between a modern military strategy with Vietnam’s classic guerrilla that showed that an army with rudimentary weapons smashed a powerful military machine to make ​​a global shaking Dien Bien Phu victory.

The resounding victory not only brought peace to Vietnam, but also contributed to restoring peace in Indochina, forcing France to sign the Geneva Agreement. 

Delegates said that today’s young generations should be educated about the historic victories of Vietnam and the Soviet Union with the great sacrifice of millions of outstanding people so as to make them better understand the value of peace.

Vietnamese ambassador to Russia Pham Xuan Son said despite happening in different timelines, the victories of the Vietnamese and Soviet Union people had a very close link that is a continuation of the history of the heroism of the two peoples.  

Moreover, the victory of the Soviet people in the Great Patriotic War was also a positive factor in encouraging revolutionary movements in the world in general as well as in Vietnam.

“The Vietnamese people are always grateful to the Soviet Union for its tremendous support in Vietnam’s past struggle for national independence and the current national construction.” Son noted.