The democratic republic of Vietnam delegation with Geneva conference in 1954

International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS) | Volume VI, Issue IV, April 2022 | ISSN 2454–6186

The democratic republic of Vietnam delegation with Geneva conference in 1954

Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Manh Ha
Ex-Director Vietnam Communist Party History Institute, Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics, Vietnam

Abstract: Geneva Conference discussed re-establishing peace in Indochina at the official opening on May 08, 1954. On July 21, 1954 the agreement on stopping war in Vietnam was signed, and the countries attending the Conference ratified the Final Declaration. This is a large multipartite international convention The Democratic Republic of Vietnam joining for the first time. Passed 68 years, but there are still different perceptions and assessments of researchers about the Conference. The following study concentrates on exchanging some of the current opinions and arguments about Vietnam’s participation in the Conference and the results that Vietnam achieved at the Geneva Conference in 1954.

Keywords: Geneva, Vietnam, Geneva Conference, Peace of Indochina

I.INTRODUCE

For a major and important international eventlasting 75 days, with 9 participants, including many big countries with different benefits and goals, such as Geneva, it is necessary to have different judgments. On related issues are normal, evaluations depend on subjective analysis, writer’spoint of view, and the source material accessed
Regarding the results Vietnam achieved at the Geneva Conference, there are also different opinions such as: 1- Confirming the results of the Geneva is a great victory, correctly reflect the force correlation comparison on the battlefield and the conference table. The Central Committee of the Vietnam Labour Party “Achieving the above-mentioned agreement is a great victory for our people and army… It is also the victory of the people who love world peace, Vietnam’s friend countries, of the people of France… is the defeat of colonialism aggression… defeat of the American imperialists) …” (Complete Party Documents, 2001, p.233-234). Head of Chinese Delegation attended the Geneva Conference, Prime minister, and foreign minister – Zhou Enlai confirms: “…I deeply believe that the agreements we have reached won’t only end 8 years the Indochina war brought peace to the people of Indochina and the France people, but also to further ease the tense situation in Asia and the world. No doubt about it, the success of our conference was huge” (Tien Giang, 2005, p.428). 2- Affirming that besides the victories, the Geneva conference also has many limitations. Although the Geneva agreement hasn’t fully reflected the victory of the Vietnamese people on the battlefield and the trend of the struggle between Vietnam and France, the signing of the Agreement is still a great of the Vietnamese people as well as the people of the 3 Indochinese countries in the cause of national liberation (Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 2015, p.44). Agreeing with the statement,

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