Special treaty: Former Vice President Nguyen Thi Binh (centre) visits an exhibition celebrating the 40th anniversary of the signing of the Paris Peace Accords. — VNS/VNA Photo Lam Khanh

HA NOI (VNS)— An exhibition of behind-the-scenes photos from the Paris Peace Accords between Viet Nam and the US opened yesterday in Ha Noi, as part of the 40-year anniversary celebrations.

Signed on January 27, 1973, the Paris Peace Accords were a glorious victory for the Vietnamese people and the international solidarity movement that the country was involved in. It ended the war and re-established peace in Viet Nam, confirming the success of the nation's resistance.

This is the biggest ever exhibition on the historical event with 140 photos, 23 objects, eight books and several other documents. Many of the exhibits are being displayed to the public for the very first time including the original Paris Peace Accord, the seal, nameplate and the two pens used by the Vietnamese delegation at the event, as well as a notebook filled with 10,000 signatures from Cuban people who supported Viet Nam in the war.

Through the exhibition, its organisers - the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs - hope to reassess vivid images and events related to the war's cruelty, the co-ordination of political, military and diplomatic "battle fields" led by the Party and President Ho Chi Minh, and the support of Viet Nam's international friends.

The exhibition is expected to provide a deeper insight into the historical process which gained liberty for the nation.

It will run until next Tuesday at Exhibition House, 29 Hang Bai Street, Ha Noi. — VNS