Vietnam-Laos war veterans meet again in Laos
Lao war veterans held a cultural exchange with more than 721 former Vietnamese volunteer soldiers on November 26 to mark the 35th anniversary of the country’s independence and the 450th anniversary of Vientiane.
A large number of overseas Vietnamese and representatives from the Vietnamese Community in Laos, the Vietnamese embassy and various agencies and Lao organisations participated in the meeting.
The Vietnamese Ambassador to Laos, Ta Minh Chau expressed his gratitude to the Lao people for their sacrifices, courage and determination that has strengthened the special traditional relationship between the two countries.
The delegation also presented 20 gifts to the families of beneficiaries and visited many historical, relic sites in Laos and the place where the late President Ho Chi Minh lived and worked in Thailand.
This was the first pilgrimage by of the Vietnamese volunteer soldiers to revisit their former battlefields in Laos, and was supported by thousands of people in both countries. A second will take place later from December 19-26.
Before leaving for Laos, the delegation lit incense and made offerings at the Hanoi Monument for Fallen Soldiers, visited the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum and donated VND50 million and 2 tonnes of goods to flood victims in the central region.
