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Vietnam hands over Lao military art troupe’s headquarters

The Vietnam-funded headquarters of the Lao military art troupe was handed over to the Lao military in Vientiane on April 10.
Vietnam hands over Lao military art troupe’s headquarters ảnh 1The Vietnam-funded headquarters of the Lao military art troupe (Photo: VNA)

Vientiane (VNA) – The Vietnam-funded headquarters of the Lao militaryart troupe was handed over to the Lao military in Vientiane on April 10.

The construction is billed as a gift from the Vietnamese Ministry of Defence tothe Lao People’s Army on the occasion of 70th anniversary of the Laoarmy and 50th birthday of its art troupe.

The five-storey building was constructed on an area of over 3,000 square metresat a total investment of nearly 6 million USD, 5.5 million USD of which wasprovided by Vietnam and the remainder came from Laos’ corresponding fund.

Speaking at the hand-over ceremony, deputy head of the General Department ofPolitics under the Lao People’s Army Sonethong Phomlavong thanked theVietnamese Ministry of Defence for its support, affirming that the constructionis a vivid illustration for the solidarity between the two ministries.

He stressed that it will make significant contributions to nurturing the specialfriendship between the two Parties, States and armies.-VNA
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