Attending the press conference were: Member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army, Lieutenant General Nguyen Quang Ngoc; Head of the Mausoleum Management Board, Commander of the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum Protection Command, Major General Pham Hai Trung; National Assembly Deputy working full-time at the Committee for National Defense, Security and Foreign Affairs, Major General Vu Xuan Hung; Deputy Head of the Office of the President Pham Thanh Ha.

The Ordinance on Management and Protection of the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum Relic Site was passed by the Standing Committee of the 15th National Assembly on March 13, 2025, and will take effect from May 19, 2025.

Introducing the Ordinance, Commander of the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum Protection Command Pham Hai Trung emphasized that the management and protection of the Mausoleum is a special task, ensuring the absolute safety of President Ho Chi Minh's body, protecting the mausoleum, and welcoming people and international visitors to visit Uncle Ho and visit the area, promoting and promoting the political, historical and cultural significance of the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum Relic Site. The Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum is a special project, requiring special techniques, with many unique equipment, manufactured on order from abroad. In case of changes in the world situation, the import of materials, equipment, and training of human resources abroad will encounter many difficulties.

Therefore, the development and promulgation of the Ordinance is extremely necessary to perfect the legal framework to best perform the task of long-term preservation and absolute safety protection of President Ho Chi Minh's body; promptly overcome limitations and shortcomings to strictly protect and effectively manage the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum Relic Site in the new situation; at the same time, further promote the political, historical and cultural significance of the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum Relic Site, contributing to the dissemination of the life, career, ideology, morality and style of President Ho Chi Minh.

The Commander of the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum Protection Command said that the Ordinance on Management and Protection of the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum Relic Site was issued as the highest legal document to date to institutionalize the viewpoints and policies of the Party and State on long-term preservation and absolute safety protection of President Ho Chi Minh's body and the management and protection of the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum Relic Site.

The Ordinance consists of 6 chapters and 32 articles. According to Article 2 of the Ordinance, the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum Relic Site is a complex of works and areas of special political, historical-cultural, national defense and security value to the nation, including the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum and Ba Dinh Square; the Monument to Heroes and Martyrs; the K9 Relic Site; supporting works, serving the long-term preservation and absolute safety protection of the body of President Ho Chi Minh. The scope and boundaries of the above works and areas shall comply with the Government's regulations and relevant laws.

Article 30 of the Ordinance stipulates that priority is given to allocating the state budget to carry out the tasks of long-term preservation and absolute safety protection of President Ho Chi Minh's body; upgrading and modernizing the technical equipment system of works and areas belonging to the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum Relic Site; ensuring security and safety of the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum Relic Site; welcoming, propagating, and promoting the political, historical and cultural significance of the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum Relic Site; researching, applying science, technology, and digital transformation in the management and protection of the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum Relic Site.

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