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Soviet war veterans welcomed in Vietnam

Deputy Minister of Defence Sen. Lieut. Gen. Nguyen Khac Nghien, received a delegation of Russian, Belarusian and Ukrainian war veterans in Hanoi on August 27.
Deputy Minister of Defence Sen. Lieut. Gen. Nguyen Khac Nghien,received a delegation of Russian, Belarusian and Ukrainian war veteransin Hanoi on August 27.

At the reception,Nghien expressed thanks for the three former Soviet countries’ greatsupport, from materials and weapons to human resources, for Vietnam’s past struggles for national independence.

TheVietnamese Party, State and people always treasure former Soviet warveterans’ contributions to the Southeast Asian country, he said.

The Deputy Minister expressed his belief that the visit would yieldgood results, helping strengthen mutual understanding as well as boostthe traditional friendship and cooperation between the armies ofVietnam and the three countries.

For their part, the Soviet war veterans said they were pleased to return to Vietnam , where they had worked and fought.

They expressed a wish that the traditional relations between thearmies of Vietnam and their countries will be continuouslyconsolidated and developed./.
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