Lao, Cambodian veterans welcomed in Hanoi
Vice President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee Le Ba Trinh hosted a reception in Hanoi on December 2 for delegations of Lao and Cambodian war veterans.
The delegations are in Vietnam to attend the fifth patriotic emulation congress of the Veterans’ Association of Vietnam (VAVN) and a ceremony marking the association’s 25th founding anniversary (December 6, 1989-2014).
At the event, Trinh voiced his wish for the incessant development of the friendship, solidarity and cooperation between Vietnam and Laos and Cambodia as well as between the VAVN and the Lao and Cambodian Veterans’ Associations.
He asked the Lao and Cambodian organisations to enhance cooperation and all-level delegation exchanges with the VAVN so as to strengthen their ties, thus effectively educating their members and the young generations on the traditional friendship between Vietnam and their two neighbours.
Chairman of the Lao association Somphon Keomisay said his country always appreciates Vietnam’s wholehearted assistance to its national liberation and construction, adding that participating in the VAVN’s congress is an opportunity for his association to exchange experience with the Vietnamese side, thus fostering Laos-Vietnam relations.
Meanwhile, Deputy General Secretary of the Cambodian association Yi Yuan thanked Vietnam for helping his country escape from the Khmer Rouge genocidal regime in the past as well as develop currently while expressing his hope for reinforced solidarity and affiliation among the three countries.