Thanh Hoa (VNA) – The War Veteran Associationsof central Thanh Hoa province and Laos’ Houaphan province signed their cooperationagreement for 2018-2019 on December 7.
Under the document, the two sides pledged to continuedissemination to help their chapters at all levels and members have a thoroughgrasp of the two Parties and States’ laws and policies and the traditionalfriendship, special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation between the twocountries and between Thanh Hoa and Houaphan.
They agreed to encourage their members to join in movements toprotect national border sovereignty and security, while asking the associationchapters in border districts to actively coordinate with the border guardforces in protecting the border line and markers as well as in fighting illegalmigration and cross-border smuggling.
Both sides will regularly organise exchanges to shareexperience in economic development. The War Veteran Association of Houaphanwill encourage its members to help search for remains of Vietnamese volunteersoldiers who laid down their lives in Laos during wartime.
On the day, the War Veteran Association of Thanh Hoaprovince was awarded with the Labour Order, third class, of Laos.-VNA