Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnamese Office forSeeking Missing Persons (VNOSMP) held a ceremony to commemorate 16victims (nine Vietnamese and seven Americans) of a helicopter accident thathappened 20 years ago during activities of searching for US soldiers missing inaction in Vietnam.
Addressing the event, Le Chi Dung, head of theDepartment of American Affairs under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Director of VNOSMPhighlighted that the Vietnamese martyrs’ sacrifice showed the traditional toleranceand humanity of the Vietnamese people.
It contributed to the development of the friendship between thetwo nations as well as bilateral partnership in surmounting bomb and mineconsequences left from war in Vietnam, he said.
Dung also underlined the need to ensure utmost security andsafety for all personnel engaging in the search for MIAs of both sides.
For his part, US Defense Attaché in Vietnam Thomas Stevenson showed his respect for Vietnamesemartyrs and US soldiers who died in the accident, and extended his sympathy to familiesof the victims.
He commented that cooperation in MIA searching betweenVietnam and the US have been implemented in a safe and effective manner, withnew progresses.
He thanked the Vietnamese Government and people for their good willand humanitarian policy in seeking American MIAs./.
Addressing the event, Le Chi Dung, head of theDepartment of American Affairs under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Director of VNOSMPhighlighted that the Vietnamese martyrs’ sacrifice showed the traditional toleranceand humanity of the Vietnamese people.
It contributed to the development of the friendship between thetwo nations as well as bilateral partnership in surmounting bomb and mineconsequences left from war in Vietnam, he said.
Dung also underlined the need to ensure utmost security andsafety for all personnel engaging in the search for MIAs of both sides.
For his part, US Defense Attaché in Vietnam Thomas Stevenson showed his respect for Vietnamesemartyrs and US soldiers who died in the accident, and extended his sympathy to familiesof the victims.
He commented that cooperation in MIA searching betweenVietnam and the US have been implemented in a safe and effective manner, withnew progresses.
He thanked the Vietnamese Government and people for their good willand humanitarian policy in seeking American MIAs./.
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