President Nguyen Xuan Phuc and UN Chief António Guterres visit President Ho Chi Minh's Stilt House

United Nations António Guterres has officially started his official October 21-22 visit to Viet Nam on the occasion of the 45th anniversary of Viet Nam’s accession to the international organization.

During his visit, the UN Secretary-General had many important activities, including laying a wreath at and visiting Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, paying a courtesy visit to Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, holding talks with President Nguyen Xuan Phuc and meeting with Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue.

On October 21, Vietnamese President Nguyen Xuan Phuc and Secretary-General of the United Nations António Guterres visited Uncle Ho's Stilt House inside the Presidential Palace in Hanoi.

Vietnamese President Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Mr. Antonio Guterres feed fish in a pond of the gardens of the presidential palace in Hanoi.

This was the residence of President Ho Chi Minh from 1958-1969. He reportedly received many foreign delegations here. The house is located inside the Presidential Palace in Hanoi.

Built in 1958, the tile-roofed stilt house at 1 Hoang Hoa Tham Street in Ba Dinh District has a single floor and measures 10.5 metres in length and 6.2 metres in width. It resembles the style of the traditional of the Tay – Thai ethnic stilt houses in Viet Bac, the northernmost region of Vietnam consisting of six provinces, Cao Bang, Bac Kan, Lang Son, Ha Giang, Tuyen Quang, and Thai Nguyen.