6th Vietnam-China Border Defense Friendship Exchange

On the morning of April 24, at Mong Cai international border gate, Mong Cai city, Quang Ninh province, the delegation of Vietnam’s Ministry of National Defense was led by Lieutenant General Phan Van Giang, member of the Politburo, Deputy Secretary of the Central Military Commission. The leading Minister of Defense set out to Dongxing, China to attend the 6th Vietnam-China Border Defense Friendship Activities.

Senior Lieutenant General Phan Van Giang leads the delegation of Vietnam’s Ministry of National Defense on the way to Dong Hung, China to attend the 6th Vietnam-China border defense friendship exchange activities. Photo: Viet Ha Joining the delegation were the comrades: Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien, member of the Party Central Committee, member of the Central Military Commission, Deputy Minister of National Defense; comrade Nguyen Xuan Ky, member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Quang Ninh Provincial Party Committee; Major General Le Duc Thai, Member of the Party Central Committee, Commander of the Party Committee; Lt. Gen. Nguyen Hong Thai, member of the Party Central Committee, Commander of Military Region I; Major General Nguyen Quang Ngoc, Member of the Party Central Committee, Commander of Military Region 3; Rear Admiral Tran Thanh Nghiem, Commander of the Naval Military Service and leaders of the Ministry of Public Security and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. According to the plan, in the afternoon of the same day, the delegation of the Ministry of Defense of Vietnam will enter Vietnam through Hoanh Mo border gate. At the same time, the delegation of the Ministry of National Defense of China will also go to Vietnam to attend the exchange under the agreed program, including: Ceremony of saluting sovereignty milestones and painting sovereignty milestones, planting friendship trees; cut the ribbon to inaugurate the Vietnam – China Friendship Cultural House; see a report on the joint patrol activities of the Vietnamese Border Guard and the Chinese border protection force in the Bac Luan estuary area … The delegation performed the ceremony to salute sovereignty milestones before leaving to attend the 6th Vietnam-China border defense friendship exchange activities. Photo: Tran Duc The delegation took pictures together on the sovereignty milestone. Photo: Tran Duc Senior Lieutenant General Wei Phuong Hoa, Member of State Affairs, Minister of National Defense of China welcomes Lieutenant General Phan Van Giang. Photo: Viet Ha The leaders of the CPP High Command, the Military Zones and the local authorities see off the delegation of the Vietnamese Ministry of Defense to China to attend the 6th Vietnam-China border defense friendship exchange activities. . Photo: Tran Duc