Palestinian Ambassador to Vietnam Saadi Salama highly evaluated Vietnam's contributions in its capacity as Chair of ASEAN in 2020 and non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council for the 2020-2021 tenure, when attending a ceremony marking the 75th anniversary of the Southeast Asian nation's National Day (September 2) in Hanoi on August 28.
Martyrs’ Cemetery Hill 82 in the southwestern border province of Tay Ninh will be upgraded into a national one, with its total area to be expanded from 26.7 hectares to 30 hectares, a local official said on September 17.
The southern province of Dong Thap on July 25 held a ceremony at Tam Nong district’s martyr cemetery to rebury remains of 99 volunteer soldiers and experts who laid down their lives in international missions in Cambodia.
A ceremony was held in the southern province of Tay Ninh on July 23 to pay tribute to heroic martyrs and re-bury remains of fallen soldiers found in the province and repatriated from Cambodia.
Ho Chi Minh City had promoted its strategic economic, political and military position in defending the southwest border region and undertaking international missions in Cambodia in 1979 – 1989, heard a workshop held in the city on July 20.
Twelve sets of remains of volunteer Vietnamese soldiers and experts who laid down their lives for international missions in six northern Lao provinces were repatriated at a ceremony in Udomxay province on June 18.
A ceremony was held by the Party Committee, the People’s Committee and the Vietnam Fatherland Front chapter of the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum to on May 25 bury remains of 14 Vietnamese voluntary troops and experts who sacrificed their lives in Laos and Cambodia.
President Tran Dai Quang had a meeting in Hanoi on November 22 with a delegation of Lao people who supported Vietnamese soldiers in performing international missions in Laos during the resistance wars.
National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan, her Lao counterpart Pany Yothotou offered incense to war heroes and martyrs at the historic relic site of Tay Tien Regiment 52 in Son La province.
A ceremony was held in the northern province of Thai Binh on October 26 to present Lao orders and medals to Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and military experts.
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