Young Vietnamese, Lao officers tighten relationship
An exchange programme between young officers of Vietnam and Laos took place on October 2 at the Long Sap - Sop Bao border gate pair between Moc Chau district in Vietnam's Son La province and Sop Bao district in Laos’s Houaphanh province.
Young officers of Vietnam and Laos take part in cross-border marathon on October 2. (Photo: VNA)
Son La (VNA)ಞ – An exchange programme between young officers of Vietnam and Laos took place on October 2 at the Long Sap - Sop Bao border gate pair between Moc Chau district in Vietnam's Son La province and Sop Bao district in Laos’s Houaphanh province.
The exchange is part of a series of activities under the framework of the second Vietnam-Laos Border Defence Friendship Exchange, which is scheduled to take place at the Long Sap border gate area in late October. The programme reflects the attention and trust of both countries' military leaders to the youth, creating an opportunity for younger generations of both countries' armed forces to exchange experiences, and review the glorious and heroic traditions of the Vietnam-Laos relationship. Based on this, the two sides will join hands to preserve, cultivate, and further strengthen the special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation between the two Parties and States.
Within the framework of the friendship exchange, the Border Guard Command of Vietnam presented 20 scholarships to Lao and Vietnamese students under a programme which support students to schools, worth over 40 million VND (1,618 USD) as well as handed over 60 breeding cows to households in Laos and Vietnam.
On this occasion, young officers from the border guard forces of Vietnam and Laos planted flowers and friendship trees along the sidewalks at border marker No. 255, and also held a cross-border marathon with the participation of 120 athletes./.
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