Nghe An and 3 provinces of Laos signed a cooperation agreement to search for and collect martyrs' remains.

Attending the ceremony on the Lao side were comrades: Major General Si Tha Duong Ma La, Director of the Department of Personnel, General Department of Politics, Ministry of National Defense, Deputy Head of the Lao Government's Special Work Committee; Khau Thong Vong Am Kha - Political Commissar of the Provincial Military Command, Deputy Head of the Special Work Committee of Xieng Khouang province; Phu Vong Bun Xu - Deputy Provincial Governor, Head of the Special Work Committee of Vientiane province; Lieutenant General Vong Xon In Phan Phim - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Head of the Special Work Committee of Xay Xom Bun province.

On the side of Nghe An province, there were comrades: Bui Dinh Long - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, Head of the Provincial Special Work Committee; Colonel Phan Dai Nghia - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Commander of the Provincial Military Command, Deputy Head of the Provincial Special Work Committee.

Conference scene. Photo: Trong Kien

During the past time, the Party Committee, government, armed forces, and people of Lao ethnic groups in general and the three provinces of Xieng Khouang, Vientiane, and Xay Xom Bun in particular have wholeheartedly helped the Nghe An Province Gathering Team while performing their duties.

The Special Working Group of Nghe An province and three Lao provinces of Xieng Khouang, Vientiane and Xay Xom Bun signed a memorandum of understanding to coordinate the search and recovery of remains of Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts who died in Laos during the 2023-2024 dry season. Photo: Trong Kien

The Collection Team of the Nghe An Provincial Military Command has proactively overcome difficulties, grasped the area, collected information, surveyed the area to organize the search and collection of 96 remains of martyrs, volunteer soldiers and Vietnamese experts who died in the three provinces of Xieng Khouang, Vientiane and Xay Xom Bun, reaching 120% of the set plan.

Comrade Bui Dinh Long - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, Head of the Provincial Special Working Committee spoke at the conference. Photo: Trong Kien

At the conference, the Special Working Group of the 4 provinces expressed their condolences and respect to the souls of the martyrs, the outstanding sons of the Vietnamese people who devoted their youth, bravely fighting and sacrificing for the cause of national liberation and the noble spirit of international friendship; at the same time, agreed on the contents of the proposed program and plan, continuing to do a good job of searching for and collecting the remains of martyrs in the dry season of 2023-2024.

On behalf of the Special Working Group of Nghe An province, comrade Bui Dinh Long - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee hopes to continue to receive attention and support from the Special Working Group of the 3 Lao provinces and the people of the Lao ethnic groups so that the Collection Team of the Nghe An Provincial Military Command can continue to successfully complete its assigned tasks. In particular, the 4 provinces of the 2 countries are determined to strive to complete and exceed the set target of searching for and collecting martyrs' remains in the dry season of 2023 - 2024; thereby contributing to further deepening the great friendship and special solidarity between Vietnam and Laos "forever green, forever sustainable".