During the reception, Sr. Lt. Gen. Truong Thien To affirmed that the longstanding traditional friendship between Viet Nam and China, founded by President Ho Chi Minh and Chairman Mao Zedong and nurtured by generations of leaders of both countries, is a valuable shared asset of the two Parties, Governments, and people. He emphasized that both sides should cherish, inherit, preserve, and effectively promote this relationship.
Viet Nam always remembers and is grateful for the wholehearted and invaluable support and assistance provided by the Chinese Party, Government, people, and military during the struggles for national independence and reunification. In particular, during the resistance war against French colonialism, China directly dispatched military advisors to assist the Vietnamese revolution.
He noted that to express gratitude for the significant contribution of Chinese military advisors, the Party, State, military, and local authorities of Viet Nam have carried out many practical activities in recent years. These include paying tribute, laying wreaths, and offering incense in commemoration of the heroic sacrifices of Chinese People’s Liberation Army personnel; organizing reunions in China with veterans and Chinese advisors who assisted the Vietnamese revolution; renovating, restoring, and upgrading Chinese war cemeteries in Viet Nam; and erecting a monument dedicated to Chinese military personnel at the Viet Nam Military History Museum.
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Sr. Lt. Gen. Truong Thien To and delegates in a joint photo |
The Vietnamese GDP leader expressed his confidence that following this visit, each member of the families of Generals Chen Geng and Nguyen Son would serve as a bridge to strengthen and promote the close ties between the two militaries and people, particularly by helping younger generations preserve and further develop their longstanding friendship.
On behalf of the delegation, Tran Tieu Viet, son of Major General Nguyen Son, thanked the Ministry of National Defense and the GDP for their warm reception. Expressing his delight at witnessing the significant changes in Viet Nam, which had left a deep impression on the delegation, he said that upon returning to China, he would continue to promote the positive sentiments and close ties between the two militaries and people.
At the reception, Chen Huaiyuan, grandson of General Chen Geng, expressed his desire to continue inheriting and promoting the longstanding tradition of friendship between the two countries and the close ties between the two people, affirming his commitment to contributing to the further strengthening of friendship and close cooperation between the two sides.
Translated by Quynh Oanh