Nghe An receives remains of Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts who died in Laos

Attending the ceremony on the side of Nghe An province were comrades: Bui Dinh Long - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, Head of the Provincial Special Work Committee; Colonel Nguyen Ngoc Ha - Member of the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee, Commander of the Provincial Military Command, Deputy Head of the Provincial Special Work Committee; AboutOn the Lao side, there were Deputy Secretary, Deputy Governor Xi Vi Lay, Deputy Head of the Special Working Group of Xieng Khouang Province; Major General Khan Thoong Vong Am Kha - Political Commissar of the Military Command of Xieng Khouang Province.

Delegates attended the handover ceremony of the remains of Vietnamese martyrs, volunteer soldiers and experts who died in Laos for burial at Nam Can International Border Gate, Ky Son District, Nghe An Province. Photo: Trong Kien

In the 2020 - 2021 dry season, the Collection Team of the Nghe An Provincial Military Command did not hesitate to face difficulties and hardships in searching and excavating 95 remains of Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts, including 9 remains of Vietnamese martyrs, volunteer soldiers and experts who died in Laos with full information about their names, hometowns and work units.

At the reception ceremony, the delegations of the two provinces and two states expressed their condolences and respect to the souls of the martyrs, the outstanding sons of the Vietnamese people who devoted their youth, heroically fighting and sacrificing for the cause of national liberation and the noble spirit of international friendship.

Comrade Bui Dinh Long - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, Head of the Provincial Special Work Committee and Colonel Nguyen Ngoc Ha - Member of the Provincial Party Committee, Commander of the Provincial Military Command, Deputy Head of the Provincial Special Work Committee, on behalf of the Party Committee and people of Nghe An, presented Xieng Khouang province with medical supplies to prevent and combat the Covid-19 epidemic. Photo: Trong Kien

After the handover ceremony 95martyrs remainsand Vietnamese experts sacrificed in LaosProvincial Military Command Collection TeamThis collection will be organized by the Provincial Special Working Group to collect biological samples and bury them at the Nghi Loc district martyrs cemetery on May 7.

The delegation of the Special Working Group of Nghe An province led by Mr. Bui Dinh Long - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee offered incense to commemorate the martyrs, volunteer soldiers and Vietnamese experts who sacrificed their lives in Laos. Photo: Trong Kien

Also on this occasion, Comrade Bui Dinh Long - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, Head of the Provincial Special Work Committee and Colonel Nguyen Ngoc Ha - Member of the Provincial Party Committee, Commander of the Provincial Military Command, Deputy Head of the Provincial Special Work Committee, on behalf of the Party Committee and people of Nghe An, presented Xieng Khouang province with medical supplies including medical masks, hand sanitizer, medical protective clothing, disinfectants and other necessities, worth more than 250 million VND to help Xieng Khouang province prevent and fight the Covid-19 pandemic.