November 01, 2025 | 23:24 (GMT+7)
Lao Defense Attaché visits Signal Officer Candidate School
PANO – On October 31, Colonel Viengxay Soulivong, Lao Defense Attaché to Vietnam, paid a working visit to the Signal Officer Candidate School. Joining the delegation were the Assistant to the Lao Defense Attaché and representatives from the Department of Foreign Relations and the Department of Military Training and School Management under the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army.
Senior Colonel Nguyen Nhu Thang, Deputy Commandant of the Signal Officer Candidate School, together with representatives from the school’s offices and Commanders of Battalion 18, welcomed the delegation.
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At the working session between Colonel Viengxay Soulivong, Lao Defense Attaché to Vietnam, and leaders of the Signal Officer Candidate School |
At the working session, Senior Colonel Nguyen Nhu Thang briefed Colonel Viengxay Soulivong on the school’s training results for Lao military officers and cadets over the past years. He affirmed that the school would continue to provide the best possible conditions and further improve the quality of management, education, and training for Lao signal officers and cadets in the coming time.
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Leader of the Signal Officer Candidate School presents a souvenir to the Lao delegation. |
Colonel Viengxay Soulivong expressed his gratitude for the attention and support of the Signal Corps and the Signal Officer Candidate School in training Lao officers and cadets, providing communication equipment, and sending Vietnamese experts to assist in technology transfer and capacity building. He emphasized that these contributions have significantly helped strengthen the Lao People’s Army’s signal force.
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Colonel Viengxay Soulivong visits and encourages Lao cadets studying at the school. |
Both sides exchanged and agreed on several measures to enhance training quality for Lao cadets at the school and to maintain regular information exchange on their study and training performance, thereby promptly addressing any arising issues.
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Colonel Viengxay Soulivong poses for a group photo with Lao cadets at the Signal Officer Candidate School. |
After the working session, Colonel Viengxay Soulivong visited and encouraged Lao cadets who are currently studying at the school.
Translated by Trung Thanh