Speaking at the event, Vietnamese Ambassador in Belarus Nguyen Van Ngu affirmed that the VPA is a special political force which is loyal and reliable to the Vietnamese Party, State, and people. He noted that conducting the consistent foreign policy of the country, in recent years, the VPA has boosted international integration and defense external affairs at bilateral and multilateral levels, actively joined the U.N. peacekeeping operations as well as international cooperation in the non-traditional security field, humanitarian aids, and search and rescue, among others, contributing to building an environment of peace, stability, cooperation and development in the region and the world.

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Delegates at the event

For his part, Major General Leanid Victorovich Kasinki, Chief of the Ideological Department of the Armed Forces of the Belarusian Defense Ministry underscored that over the past 80 years, the VPA has developed and become a strong force serving the people and willing to fight for national independence and freedom. Besides, the bilateral defense cooperation between the two countries has brought positive outcomes, and contributed to ensuring national security.

* On the same day, the Vietnamese Embassies to and Defense Attaché’s Offices in Mexico, Indonesia... also held similar ceremonies to mark the VPA’s 80th founding anniversary and the 35th anniversary of the Whole-People Defense Festive Day.

Translated by Minh Anh