Many activities and events have been organised in and outside thecountry to mark the 70th founding anniversary of the Vietnamese People’sArmy (VPA) and the 25th anniversary of the People’s Defence FestivalDay.
The VPA was established on December 22, 1944 while the People’s Defence Festival Day began on December 22, 1989.
In Israel, a celebration was hosted by the Vietnamese Embassy onDecember 16 during which Ambassador Ta Duy Chinh highlighted the VPA’sglorious periods in the fight for the country’s independence as well asthe nation-building and defence process.
The VPAalways promotes external defence activities and cooperation with othercountries and international organisations following the principles ofequality and mutual respect, Chinh said.
He alsotook the occasion to praise the rapid and widespread developments invarious fields, including defence, between Vietnam and Israel since thepair established diplomatic relations in 1993.
The fact that Vietnam opening its defence attaché office in Tel Aviv andIsrael soon sending its defence representative to Hanoi is an importantprogress, the ambassador said, expressing his belief in a furtheraffiliation in the future.
The VPA’s founding anniversary was also celebrated by the Vietnamese Embassy in India on December 16.
Ambassador Ton Sinh Thanh said defence cooperation has become animportant factor in the comprehensive relationship between Vietnam andIndia since the two countries formed strategic partnership in 2007.
In Vietnam, celebratory meetings were held in the northern provinces of Tuyen Quang and Thai Nguyen.
On the occasion, the Mekong Delta province of Hau Giang presentedhouses to the families of war veterans and martyrs, retired officers anddemobilized servicemen without accommodation.-VNA
The VPA was established on December 22, 1944 while the People’s Defence Festival Day began on December 22, 1989.
In Israel, a celebration was hosted by the Vietnamese Embassy onDecember 16 during which Ambassador Ta Duy Chinh highlighted the VPA’sglorious periods in the fight for the country’s independence as well asthe nation-building and defence process.
The VPAalways promotes external defence activities and cooperation with othercountries and international organisations following the principles ofequality and mutual respect, Chinh said.
He alsotook the occasion to praise the rapid and widespread developments invarious fields, including defence, between Vietnam and Israel since thepair established diplomatic relations in 1993.
The fact that Vietnam opening its defence attaché office in Tel Aviv andIsrael soon sending its defence representative to Hanoi is an importantprogress, the ambassador said, expressing his belief in a furtheraffiliation in the future.
The VPA’s founding anniversary was also celebrated by the Vietnamese Embassy in India on December 16.
Ambassador Ton Sinh Thanh said defence cooperation has become animportant factor in the comprehensive relationship between Vietnam andIndia since the two countries formed strategic partnership in 2007.
In Vietnam, celebratory meetings were held in the northern provinces of Tuyen Quang and Thai Nguyen.
On the occasion, the Mekong Delta province of Hau Giang presentedhouses to the families of war veterans and martyrs, retired officers anddemobilized servicemen without accommodation.-VNA
