The Vietnamese delegation was led by Defense Minister General Phan Van Giang while the Lao delegation was headed by Lao Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister General Chansamone Chanyalath.
Apart from observing the joint patrol of the two countries’ border guard forces, the two defense leaders saluted border landmark, painted the landmark, and planted trees of friendship at Lao Bao International Border Gate and Densavan Border Gate.
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Defense Minister General Phan Van Giang (right) and Lao Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister General Chansamone Chanyalath exchange the cooperation documents. |
The two defense ministers held talks and signed a number of important documents to further promote the bilateral defense cooperation and cooperation between the two countries’ border guard forces in the coming time.
The event provided a great opportunity for both countries’ people to remember the contribution of fallen soldiers, who sacrificed their lives for the national independence and freedom of each nation. It was also to raise their awareness and responsibility in building a peaceful, friendly and stable shared borderline.
According to Defense Minister General Phan Van Giang, Vietnam and Laos have a long-lasting traditional friendship thanks to the geographical features and history. The two countries formed a special alliance to fight against common enemies in the past. It has become a unique example of friendship between two nations in the world.
Lao Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister General Chansamone Chanyalath held that with a firm foundation laid by Vietnamese President Ho Chi Minh and Lao Presidents Kaysone Phomvihane and Souphanouvong, and fostered by generations of leaders of the two parties, states and peoples, the great relationship, special solidarity, and comprehensive cooperation between Vietnam and Laos have been developing flourishingly.
Despite complicated developments of regional and international situations, the relationship between Vietnamese and Lao militaries has developed and been constantly consolidated, contributing to maintaining regional peace, bolstering socio-economic development in each country, deserving to be an important pillar of the two countries’ relations, he stressed.
The Lao defense minister underlined that the Laos - Vietnam relationship is an invaluable asset of the two parties, states, militaries and peoples, and a decisive factor in the victories of the Vietnamese and Lao revolutions.
Within the framework of the exchange, the two defense ministers signed a protocol on search and rescue cooperation, the Vietnam-Laos national defense cooperation plan in 2022 and witnessed the signing of the agreement on border guard cooperation between the Vietnam Border Guard Command and the General Department of Security and the General Department of Police Force under the Lao Ministry of Public Security.
Translated by Trung Thanh