For the first time, the handwritten notes of Madam Nguyen Thi Binh, head of the Vietnamese delegation to the Paris Peace Talks, along with a range of historic diplomatic documents, have been introduced to the public.

As part of the exhibition “80 Years of Independence - Freedom - Happiness” taking place at the Vietnam Exhibition Center in Hanoi, a special showcase titled “Diplomacy in the Ho Chi Minh era: 80 years of devoted service to the nation” has attracted hundreds of daily visitors.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and its affiliated agencies have presented hundreds of images, documents, and valuable artifacts, meticulously selected from diverse domestic and international archives. Many of these materials are being made public for the first time.

Prominent among the exhibits is the notebook used by Mrs. Nguyen Thi Binh during the Paris Peace Talks in 1973, where she served as head of the negotiating delegation. Also displayed are key diplomatic records such as the United Nations General Assembly resolution on admitting Vietnam as a full member state (September 20, 1977); an exchange of letters dated August 5, 1995, between then-Foreign Minister Nguyen Manh Cam and U.S. Secretary of State Warren M. Christopher, confirming the establishment of diplomatic relations on July 12, 1995; border agreements between Vietnam and Laos, and between Vietnam and Cambodia; the land border treaty between Vietnam and China; and the National Assembly resolution ratifying the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (June 23, 1994).

These documents offer Vietnamese citizens and international visitors a deeper understanding of the 80-year journey of Vietnam’s revolutionary diplomacy, founded, directed, and nurtured by President Ho Chi Minh.

Below are images of several notable artifacts showcased by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs:

Tran Thuong