At border marker No.605, Colonel Sacksith Phichit, Deputy Director of the Border Guard Department of the General Staff of the Lao People’s Army, Head of the Lao young border guard delegation, hosted the reception for the Vietnamese young border guard delegation, led by Senior Colonel Nguyen Thanh Hai, Deputy Political Chief of the Vietnam Border Guard Command.
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Colonel Sacksith Phichit welcomes the Vietnamese delegation. |
On the occasion, on behalf of the Lao delegation, Colonel Sacksith Phichit warmly welcomed the Vietnamese delegation to Laos to join activities in the framework of the third Vietnam - Laos young border guard officer exchange program from August 21 to 24, affirming that the program would contribute to cultivating the bilateral friendship.
The Vietnamese delegation’s visit to Laos has also contributed to realizing the consistent policy of “Consolidating and nurturing the great friendship, special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation between Vietnam and Laos,” affirmed by General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party Central Committee and State President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith and State President To Lam during the latter’s visit to Laos from July 11 to 12.
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Col. Hai presents gifts to Border Company 320. |
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Delegates in a joint photo in the barracks of Border Company 320 |
After the welcoming ceremony, the two delegations planted trees in the barracks of Border Company 320.
On the occasion, Col. Hai visited and presented gifts to Border Company 320, affirming that the cooperation between the two sides over the past time has seen remarkable outcomes, contributing positively to the border management and protection tasks, as well as cultural, and socio-economic development along the borderline.
Reportedly, in 2022, the Vietnamese Ministry of National Defense financed the construction of Border Company 320’s barracks covering a total area of 61,000 square meters. This is a facility that the Vietnamese ministry granted to the Lao Ministry of National Defense, hoping to stand side by side with the Lao People’s Army in general, and the Lao border protection and management force in particular, thus enhancing the infrastructure and troops’ lives.
* In the framework of the program, on the same day, delegates visited the Laos-Vietnam Combat Alliance Museum in Densavan hamlet, Sepon district, Savannakhet province.
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A view of the visit to the Laos-Vietnam Combat Alliance Museum |
The museum was put into use on December 12, 2012, covering an area of more than three hectares, and featuring hundreds of artifacts and pictures of the Route 9 - Southern Laos Campaign; images of the Vietnam - Laos alliance forces transporting food and weapons to serve the campaign as well as the close-knit relations between the two peoples and armed forces, among others.
Addressing the event, both sides affirmed that via the visit to the museum, young border guard officers learned about the tradition of the national resistance wars of the two countries.
Writing on the guest book of the museum, Col. Hai underscored that the two sides’ border guard officers should study and try their best to promote the traditional solidarity and friendship between the two countries to a new height.
Source: bienphong
Translated by Minh Anh