L’Historique de Verrières or the Historical Association of Verrières-le-Buisson city on the outskirts of Paris has opened an exhibition of photos, documents and newspapers about the war in Vietnam, to mark the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Paris Agreement on Ending the War and Restoring Peace in Vietnam (Paris Peace Accords) 50 years ago (January 27, 1973).

The delegation of the Provisional Revolutionary Government of the Republic of South Vietnam to the Paris Conference stayed at No 49 (now No 17) Cambacérès Street in Verrières-le-Buisson during the negotiations from 1968 to 1973.

20 large panels depicting the war and the accords are on display at the city hall.

Visitors can also have a look at documents selected from a collection of hundreds of articles from the French and international press, which were collected in a book titled “1968-1973 Verrières-le-Buisson: Havre De Paix” (1968-1973 Verrières-le-Buisson: Haven of Peace).

Christian Gautier, one of the book’s authors, said that when he was a child, his family lived opposite the house where the delegation stayed, and every May 1, he used to pick flowers – a symbol of good luck – to give to Nguyen Thi Binh who was then Foreign Minister, and Head of the Delegation of the Provisional Revolutionary Government of the Republic of South Vietnam to the Paris Conference.

According to him, he collected articles from both French and international newspapers and magazines, with all political trends, leftists or rightists, protesters or supporters, but almost all support peace for Vietnam.

Source: VOV5