PANO - On the sidelines of the 10th ASEAN Defense Ministers’ Meeting (ADMM-10), the Vietnamese Minister of National Defense, Gen. Ngo Xuan Lich, other ASEAN defense ministers, and ASEAN Secretary General Le Luong Minh attended a tree planting festival on the morning of May 26th.

ASEAN countries' Defense Ministers planting attending the tree planting festival

The event took place on the campus of the Kaysone Phomvihane National Defense Academy (LNDA) of Laos. It marked the 10th founding anniversary of the ASEAN Defense Ministers’ Meeting, which has made great contributions to politics and security cooperation among ASEAN's member countries.

After the tree planting, Vietnam Defense Minister Lich and other senior officials visited the history museum of the Lao People's Army (LPA) and wrote notes in the visitors’ book of the museum.

On the evening of the same day, Minister Lich and the high-ranking Vietnamese defense delegation left Vientiane, successfully concluding their official visit to the Lao People's Democratic Republic (LPDR) and their participation in ADMM-10.

Translated by Trung Thanh

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