Deputy Minister of National Defence Sen. Lieut. Gen. Hoang Xuan Chien recently hosted a meeting in Moscow with Russian veterans who had served in Vietnam, honouring their crucial role in the struggle for Vietnam’s independence and reunification, as part of his working trip to the country.

A ceremony was held in St. Petersburg to pay tribute to former military experts of the Soviet Union (Russia now) who supported Vietnam during the anti-US war.

The Defence Minister of Laos, General Chansamone Chanyalath, has hailed the role in and contributions of Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and military experts to Laos’s cause of national liberation and construction.

General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) Central Committee and President of Laos Bounnhang Vorachith has lauded the dedication of Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and military experts to Laos’s national liberation in the past and its current country-building effort.

A ceremony was held in the northern province of Ha Nam on November 30 to present Lao orders and medals to volunteer soldiers and military experts.

A ceremony was held in the northern province of Thai Binh on October 26 to present Lao orders and medals to Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and military experts.

President Tran Dai Quang appreciated the valuable contributions made by former Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and military experts to the traditional amity and special solidarity with Laos.