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Vietnam, Laos to continue joint search for Vietnamese martyrs’ remains

Vietnam and Laos have held talks in Luang Prabang province, Laos, to review the joint efforts in searching for remains of Vietnamese soldier and expert volunteers killed on duty during wartime in the neighbouring country.
Vietnam, Laos to continue joint search for Vietnamese martyrs’ remains ảnh 1The Vietnamese and Lao special working committees sign an agreement to continue joint search for remains of Vietnamese martyrs during the dry season of 2019 - 2020. (Photo: qdnd.vn)

Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam and Laos have held talks inLuang Prabang province, Laos, to review the joint efforts in searching forremains of Vietnamese soldier and expert volunteers killed on duty duringwartime in the neighbouring country.

The two countries’ special committees for the work met onJuly 2 with the Vietnamese side led by Vice Minister of Defence SeniorLieutenant General Le Chiem and the Lao side by Lieutenant General Thongloi Silivong,Deputy Minister of Defence and Chairman of the Lao People’s Army’s GeneralDepartment of Politics.

At the talks, the two sides spoke highly of the results oftheir cooperation in the search during the dry season of 2018 – 2019.

Thanks to Laos’ constant and effective support, Vietnam has foundand repatriated 230 sets of remains, three of which have been identified.

The two sides have also published a book and release adocumentary on the joint effort in the search, collection and repatriation ofthe remains between 1994 and 2016.

In the dry season of 2019 – 2020, they agreed to continuetheir mission with the Vietnamese side maintaining eight search teams indifferent cities and provinces of Laos.

Lao military agencies at all levels will continue sendinglocal staff to support the Vietnamese search teams and encourage local peopleto provide information about the burial sites of Vietnamese martyrs. –VNA
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