Macri was to honor Ho Chi Minh | In Vietnam …

President Mauricio Macri today paid tribute to Ho Chi Minh, leader of the Vietnamese Socialist Revolution, during a ceremony held on Ba Din Square in Hanoi. The head of state was accompanied by the first lady, Juliana Awada.

The ceremony was simple and respectful and took place in the mausoleum where rest the embalmed remains of the Vietnamese leader.

Macri arrived last night in the Vietnamese capital, a few minutes after 23 hours local (13 hours in Argentina), on a flight from Bombay, the last leg of his visit to India.

Ho Chi Minh died in September 1969, a victim of tuberculosis, six years before the end of the long war against the United States that ended with the victory of Vietnam, the end of the US intervention and the reunification of the country.

In Vietnam, the image of Ho Chi Minh is venerated in different public places, buildings and, moreover, it appears in the official currency banknotes, the dong.

Macri directed the laying of a wreath and then entered the mausoleum to pay homage. In addition, he participated, along with Awada, in a tribute to the Monument to Vietnam's National Heroes and Martyrs, in the image of the style of the visiting state chief in Hanoi.

After that, he left for the presidential palace, where he was received with honors by President Nguyen Phu Trong, who has held this position since last year. "I expect great expectations to increase trade between the two countries and consolidate the market for products already in progress," Macri said during the hearing.