Celebrating the 43rd Anniversary of National Day of the Lao People's Democratic Republic

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(Baonghean.vn) - On the morning of December 2, the Vietnam - Laos Friendship Association of Nghe An province coordinated with the Provincial Border Guard Command to organize the celebration of the 43rd National Day of the Lao People's Democratic Republic (December 2, 1975 - December 2, 2018).

Attending the event were comrade Tran Hai Binh - Commander of the Provincial Border Guard Command, Permanent Vice President of the Vietnam - Laos Friendship Association of Nghe An province, representatives of provincial departments and agencies; former volunteer soldiers in Laos, Lao students studying at universities and colleges in the province.

Các du học sinh Lào mang lại những tiết mục văn nghệ tươi vui, đậm nét truyền thống của đất nước. Ảnh: Mỹ Nga
Lao students brought joyful performances imbued with the country's traditions. Photo: My Nga

At the ceremony, the leader of the Provincial Border Guard Command gave a speech recalling the history of the struggle of the Lao army and people, as well as the assistance of Vietnam, which gave birth to the Lao People's Democratic Republic. Over the past 43 years, the traditional friendship, special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation between Vietnam and Laos have continued to be consolidated and developed.

Promoting the success of the “Vietnam-Laos Solidarity and Friendship Year 2017”, the two countries continue to implement many cooperation projects in areas such as training high-quality human resources; cultural exchange and cooperation; mobilizing people not to migrate illegally, protecting national border markers, and strictly complying with the Vietnam-Laos Border Agreement.

Đại tá Trần Hải Bình khẳng định, lễ kỷ niệm Quốc khánh Lào là hoạt động nhằm khẳng định mối tình đoàn kết, hữu nghị đặc biệt giữa hai dân tộc Việt Nam – Lào. Ảnh: Mỹ Nga

Colonel Tran Hai Binh affirmed that the celebration of Laos National Day is an activity to affirm the special solidarity and friendship between the two peoples of Vietnam and Laos. Photo: My Nga

In particular, the twinning movement between the border villages of the two provinces of Vietnam and Laos has gradually raised the awareness and responsibility of the ethnic people in the border areas for the cause of protecting the sovereignty and security of each country's border. In the 5 years, from 2013 to 2018, Nghe An had 19 pairs of villages out of 100 pairs of Vietnam - Laos twinned villages in the whole country.

On this occasion, the Central Committee of the Vietnam - Laos Friendship Association awarded 4 collectives and 5 individuals with outstanding achievements in people-to-people diplomacy, fostering solidarity, friendship and special cooperation between Vietnam and Laos.

Đại tá Trần Hải Bình thừa ủy quyền trao tặng Bằng khen của Trung ương Hội Việt Nam - Lào cho những tập thể có đóng góp xuất sắc. Ảnh: Mỹ Nga
Colonel Tran Hai Binh, authorized by the Central Committee of the Vietnam - Laos Friendship Association, presented Certificates of Merit to groups with outstanding achievements in foreign affairs activities. Photo: My Nga

Hội hữu nghị Việt Nam - Lào tỉnh Nghệ An cũng dành tặng 11 suất học bổng cho các du học sinh Lào đang học tại các trường Đại học, Cao đẳng tại Nghệ An, có thành tích học tập xuất sắc
The Vietnam - Laos Friendship Association of Nghe An province also awarded 11 scholarships to Lao students studying at universities and colleges in Nghe An with excellent academic achievements. Photo: My Nga

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