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OVs conclude visit to Truong Sa island district, DK1 platform

Forty-seven overseas Vietnamese (OVs) from 22 countries around the world and 200 domestic delegates concluded a programme to visit people and soldiers in Truong Sa island district and DK1 platform on April 23.
OVs conclude visit to Truong Sa island district, DK1 platform ảnh 1Delegates attend a flag hoisting ceremony in the Truong Sa island district (Photo: VNA) 
KhanhHoa (VNA) – Forty-seven overseas Vietnamese (OVs) from 22 countries around theworld and 200 domestic delegates concluded a programme to visit people andsoldiers in Truong Sa island district and DK1 platform on April 23.

Accordingto Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Vu, thetrip was the 10th of its kind to be held for OVs by the Foreign Ministry's State Commission for OverseasVietnamese Affairs (SCOV), and the High Command of the Navy.

The visits from 2012 to 2023 were joined by a total of over500 OVs, he noted, adding that nearly 1.3 billion VND (over 55,000 USD) and essentials were donated by OVs during their trips over the last11 years, helping reduce  difficultiesfaced by officers, soldiers and people in Truong Sa.

OVs conclude visit to Truong Sa island district, DK1 platform ảnh 2Delegates present books and gifts to pupils in the district (Photo: VNA)

Vu said the activity has contributed to reaffirming Vietnam's sovereignty over TruongSa, as well as strengthening the OV communities’ solidarityand connections with the soldiers and people who are safeguarding Vietnam's sovereignty, thus strengthening the great national solidarity.

During their tour from April 18-23, delegates visited the islands of Sinh TonDong, Len Dao, Da Tay B, Truong Sa, and the DK1/16 platform on Phuc Tan Bank.

They also engaged in many activities,including exploring the daily life of locals in the island district, offeringincense to heroic martyrs and President Ho Chi Minh.

The island district of Truong Sa is part of the centralprovince of Khanh Hoa. Meanwhile, DK1 platforms are offshore economic,scientific, and technical service stations on Vietnam’s southern continentalshelf./.
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