The Vietnam-China border defense friendship was held for the first time in Quang Ninh province (Vietnam) and Guangxi province (China) in March 2014. This is an activity of great significance in promoting friendly exchanges and cooperation between the army of the two countries as well as border protection forces, local authorities and people in the Vietnam-China border area. . Since 2014 up to now, the next exchange sessions have been organized with a more solemn, practical and in-depth scale in the bordering localities of the two countries. Immediately after the welcoming ceremony, Minister Phan Van Giang went to China, the two sides held talks. The 6th Vietnam-China border defense friendship exchange is co-chaired by the Ministers of Defense of the two countries, including activities taking place in Quang Ninh (Vietnam) and Guangxi (China) provinces. April 24th. Newspaper reporter National Army Following the delegation of the Ministry of Defense of Vietnam will continue to update activities in the framework of the exchange. Minister Phan Van Giang and members of the Vietnamese delegation greeted the milestone of national sovereignty at Mong Cai border gate before going to China to participate in the Exchange. Photo: TRUONG HAI Chinese Minister of National Defense Wei Phuong Hoa presided over the welcoming ceremony of Minister Phan Van Giang. Photo: TRUONG HAI The two ministers performed a landmark salute ceremony at Dong Hung Border Gate. Photo: TRUONG HAI China’s Defense Minister Wei Fenghua painted a mark of sovereignty on the Chinese side. Photo: TRUONG HAI Defense ministers of the two countries took pictures together. The two groups took pictures together before the talks. Minister Phan Van Giang at the conference. The local people saw off the Vietnamese delegation to China to participate in the exchange A large number of reporters from the two countries came to report on the event. Photo: NGOC HUNG

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