An art performance at the event (Photo: VNA) Vientiane (VNA) – The VietnameseEmbassy and Defence Attaché Agency in Laos held a ceremony in Vientiane onDecember 13 to celebrate the 75th founding anniversary of the VietnamPeople’s Army (VPA) and the 30th All-People’s DefenceFestival (December 22).
Colonel Tao Van Thai, Vietnamese Defence Attachéto Laos, reviewed the history of the VPA and said Vietnam’s defence diplomacyhas been constantly developed and expanded, notably the country’s participationin ASEAN Defence Ministers Meeting (ADMM) Plus meetings.
Vietnam has also actively contributed topromoting international cooperation in addressing regional security challengesfor peace, stability and development, he added.
From 2014, Vietnam has sent forces to join theUnited Nations peacekeeping activities in South Sudan and the Central AfricanRepublic.
Since October 2018, the country has twicedispatched second field hospitals to South Sudan.
A group of 290 sappers have completed thepreparation work and readied to join the UN peacekeeping mission from 2020.
Recently, Vietnam has announced the WhiteDefence Paper 2019, affirming the basic nature of Vietnam’s defence is forpeace and self-defence, he said.
He added that the achievements of the VPA werepartly thanks to the valuable support of international friends, especially theLao Party, State and people./.
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