Vietnam News Agency reported that within the framework of the State visit to Mongolia, on the morning of October 1, General Secretary and President To Lam and the high-ranking Vietnamese delegation laid flowers at the President Ho Chi Minh Monument and visited the Ho Chi Minh Traditional Room on campus.
Here, General Secretary and President To Lam wrote in the guestbook: "I and the high-ranking delegation of the Party and State of Vietnam are very pleased to visit Inter-level School No. 14 named after President Ho Chi Minh, one of the national key schools and a place that has trained many talented people for the beautiful country of Mongolia.
I congratulate and believe that the teachers and students of the school will continue to promote the glorious tradition, excellently fulfill the noble tasks and missions in the career of "cultivating people", meet the expectations of the Mongolian people, be worthy of the title of the School named after the great President Ho Chi Minh and contribute to strengthening the traditional friendship between our two countries".
Regarding the school's activities, the principal of Ho Chi Minh Inter-level School No. 14 - Mr. Gungaajav - said that the school has about 6,000 students, 238 teachers and staff. One of the typical activities of the school is to honor the great career of President Ho Chi Minh. The school's students learn about the culture and customs of the Vietnamese people.
On the occasion of the visit of General Secretary and President To Lam, the school officially launched a drawing, painting, photography, poetry and writing contest with the theme "Learning about Vietnam". Principal Gungaajav expressed his gratitude for the affection and support that the Vietnamese people have given to the school to improve the learning environment for students.
Speaking at the visit to the school, General Secretary and President To Lam expressed his emotion when returning to visit the Ho Chi Minh Inter-level School No. 14 during his State visit to Mongolia on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the establishment of Vietnam-Mongolia diplomatic relations and also the 75th anniversary of the school's founding.
The General Secretary and President was pleased to note that Ho Chi Minh Inter-level School No. 14 is one of the leading schools in the country, a typical example of Mongolia’s modern and advanced general education, and has trained many leaders and talents of Mongolia. In particular, the school is also one of the symbols of the good traditional friendship between Vietnam and Mongolia.
On behalf of the Party and State of Vietnam, General Secretary and President To Lam warmly congratulated and commended the outstanding achievements of the school's teachers and students in the cause of "cultivating people", contributing significantly to deepening the understanding between the people of the two countries as well as the "Vietnam - Mongolia Comprehensive Partnership".
In order to commend the achievements of "good teaching and good learning" and promptly encourage and motivate teachers and students of the school, General Secretary and President To Lam presented 50,000 USD in gifts from the Party and State of Vietnam to support the school to supplement teaching equipment to prepare for the new school year 2024 - 2025.
On this occasion, the Party Committee, government and people of Hanoi also presented gifts and Hanoi National University awarded scholarships to the school.