The Geneva Conference 1954 - Some issues to be learned

Abstract

The Geneva Conference on the cessation of hostilities in Indochina was held on 8 May 1954, and passed through 31 sessions, including 8 plenary sessions and 23 meetings at the delegation level, along with many bilateral and multilateral meetings and contacts. On 21 July 1954, the Geneva Conference ended with the results of three agreements to cease hostilities in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia. The parties (except the U.S) ratified the “Final Declaration” on the Agreement on Restoring Peace in Indochina. It is the result of the difficult and arduous struggle of the Vietnamese people under the leadership of the Party led by President Ho Chi Minh. At the same time, it was also a great victory of the fledgling Democratic Republic of Vietnam diplomacy, left valuable experiences for the present-day cause of national construction and defense.