PANO – The General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army on March 25th met and honoured outstanding youths on the occasion of the 85th founding anniversary of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union.

The participants recalled the glorious traditions of the union over the past 85 years as well as the traditions of youths of the General Staff.

Addressing the ceremony, the General Staff’s Political Director Major General Ho Thanh Tu congratulated the honoured on their achievements and stressed that staff units should further create favourable condition for young officers to contribute their talents, and promote their vanguard role in carrying out their assigned missions and building their units.

At the ceremony, the representatives of the General Staff presented certificates of merit to 37 individuals with great contributions to youths’ activities in the period of 2011-2015.

Translated by Hoai An