Overview of the seminar (Photo: qdnd.vn) Hanoi (VNA) – Young military officers of Vietnamand Laos met in Hanoi on June 12 at a seminar to seek measures to strengthentheir all-round cooperation for maintaining and developing the relationshipbetween the two countries and militaries.
Addressing the event, Lieutenant Colonel Tran Viet Nang, deputy head of the Military YouthBoard under the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People’s Army highlighted the special ties between Vietnam and Laos, which were founded byPresident Ho Chi Minh and President Kaysone Phomvihane and developed bygenerations.
He noted that military partnership between the two countrieshave been promoted both bilaterally and multilaterally, with regular delegationexchanges and dialogues.
Defence partnership has been a key pillar in the Vietnam-Laosrelations, he said, adding that the two sides have organised exchanges betweenyoung officers with fruitful outcomes, along with training courses andexperience sharing.
For his part, LieutenantColonel Amphone Soukvixay, head of the Lao delegation, stressed the need foryoung officers of both sides to increase exchanges, thus fostering the specialties between the two countries and militaries.
He highly valuedthe support of the Vietnam People’s Army to Laos in training young officers,infrastructure constructions and other aspects.
At the seminar,the young officers shared effective ways and models that they have applied toreinforce their partnership.-VNA
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