The ceremony was attended by Deputy Chief of the VPA’s General Staff Lieutenant General Nguyen Doan Anh; representatives of the Vietnam Border Guard Command, Foreign Relations Department, Department of Political Education and Information of the General Department of Political Affairs, Vietnamese Defense Attaché to Laos, and Quang Tri provincial Military and Border Guard Commands. Meanwhile, Lao Deputy Defense Minister Lieutenant General Chanthong Sontaart and Deputy Chief of the LPA’s General Staff Major General Somphone Mittaphone were present at the ceremony.
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Lao Deputy Defense Minister Lieutenant General Chanthong Sontaart presenting flowers to the VPA’s General Staff Lieutenant General Nguyen Doan Anh |
The barracks construction for Border Guard Company 320 of the LPA was started by the two defense ministries on December 21, 2021, on the occasion of the first Vietnam-Laos border defense friendship exchange.
This is one of the many gifts from the Vietnamese Defense Ministry to the Lao Defense Ministry, aiming to stand side by side with the LPA in general and the Lao border management and protection force in particular, contributing to further strengthening infrastructure, improving troops’ living quality.
In November 2022, the construction was completed by Corporation 36 under the Vietnamese Defense Ministry, with a total area of 61,000m2.
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The VPA’s General Staff Lieutenant General Nguyen Doan Anh addressing the event |
Addressing the ceremony, Lieutenant General Nguyen Doan Anh affirmed that the inauguration and handover of the construction contributed to marking the success of the Vietnam-Laos, Laos-Vietnam Solidarity and Friendship Year 2022.
He hoped that the construction would help the company accomplish their assigned tasks, so as to protect security and ensure social order along the shared borderline, contributing to maintaining the Vietnam-Laos borderline of peace, cooperation and prosperity.
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Both sides signing a handover document |
The Vietnamese general also expressed his hope that the Lao defense leaders and local authorities of the two sides would create favorable conditions for the two border protection forces, and for Border Guard Company 320 to promote exchange program and experience sharing in the time to come.
On behalf of the Lao Defense Ministry and LPA’s General Staff, Major General Somphone Mittaphone thanked the Vietnamese Party, State, Government, and Defense Ministry for supporting the Lao side over the past time.
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Delegates cutting ribbon to inaugurate the facility |
The Lao general received the construction and handed over it to the Savannakhet provincial Military Command and Company 320.
During the event, representatives of the two sides signed a handover document and cut the ribbon to inaugurate the facility.
Translated by Minh Anh