Deputy Minister of National Defense, Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien gives gifts to the military delegations of China, Russia, Laos, and Cambodia. (Photo: qddn.vn)

Chairing the event, Deputy Minister of National Defense, Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien expressed sincere thanks for the military delegations’ role in the success of the celebration. It reaffirmed the solidarity, friendship, and close ties between Vietnam and the armed forces of other countries, he added.

On behalf of participating delegations, Colonel Phoungern Phommeuang, Director General of the Department of Military Training of the Lao People’s Army General Staff, expressed impression of Vietnam, a beautiful country with its hospitable people as well as his belief that the Vietnam People’s Army will keep growing stronger.