Vientiane (VNA) – A requiem to commemorate Vietnamese soldiers who laid down their livesto defend national sovereignty was held in Phat Tich Lao pagoda in Vientiane capital,Laos on March 25.
The event was chaired by Venerable Thich Minh Quang – head of Phat Tich Laopagoda, attracting Buddhist dignitaries and followers, along with overseasVietnamese (OVs) in Vientiane.
Venerable Thich Minh Quang said the requiem paid tribute to Vietnamese martyrs,including 64 soldiers killed while protecting Gac Ma (Johnson South) Reef inVietnam’s Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago on March 14, 1988.
It also reminds youngpeople of Vietnam’s sovereignty over Hoang Sa (Paracels) and Truong Saarchipelagos, Quang added, calling on OVs in Laos to strengthen solidarity fornational development. - VNA