The Algerian Embassy in Vietnam on March 8 paid a floral tribute to 15 Algerian journalists and technicians who died in a plane crash in Hanoi’s outlying Soc Son district 40 years ago.

Speaking at the ceremony, Algerian Ambassador to Vietnam Cherif Chikhi remembered the lives of the reporters, who were accompanying the then President of Algeria Houari Boumediene on a Vietnam visit, when their plane went down on March 8, 1974.

A memorial monument for the victims was inaugurated in October 2000 when Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika visited Vietnam.

It marked an important milestone in the Vietnam-Algeria relationship, representing their friendship and solidarity in the struggles for national independence and contributing to further tightening the bilateral ties, he said.

The ambassador highlighted the developing traditional friendship between Vietnam and Algeria with the increase in delegation exchanges. He expressed his belief that the relationship will continue to be consolidated and nurtured in the future.

Source: VNA