Vietnam, Cambodia pledge to maintain coordination in search for martyrs’ remains
The Vietnamese and Cambodian governments on October 24 agreed to maintain their close coordination and increase efficiency of bilateral cooperation in the search for, gathering and repatriation of remains of Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts who laid down their lives in Cambodia during the wartime.
An overview of the 22nd meeting of the Specialised Committees of Vietnamese and Cambodian Governments (Photo: VNA)
HCM City (VNA) – The Vietnamese and Cambodian governments onOctober 24 agreed to maintain their close coordination and increase efficiency of bilateral cooperation in the search for, gathering and repatriation of remains of Vietnamesevolunteer soldiers and experts who laid down their lives in Cambodia during thewartime.
The agreement was reached at the 22nd meeting ofthe Specialised Committees of the two Governments co-chaired by Deputy DefenceMinister Sen. Lieut. Gen. Vo Minh Luong, Chairman of the Vietnamese Government’sSpecialised Committee, and Senior Minister Gen. Pol Saroeun, Chairman of theCambodian Government’s Specialised Committee.
Speaking at the meeting, Luong appreciatedsupport by the Cambodian Government and its Specialised Committee forsearching, gathering and repatriating remains of Vietnamese volunteer soldiersand experts.
It was proposed that the Cambodian side screen a documentary aboutthe process of coordination in searching, gathering and repatriating in the 2000-2022 period of remains ofVietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts who died in Cambodia during thewartime.
A book on this work will be published in both Vietnam andCambodia in the Vietnamese and Khmer languages.
In the 2022-2023 dry season, Vietnamese teams found andgathered remains of 640 martyrs, of whom one was identified.
The two sides signed the minutes of the 22nd meeting as a foundation to carry out coordination activities in the comingtime.
Sen. Lieut. Gen. Vo Minh Luong hands over Friendship Order of the State President to four Cambodian individuals (Photo: VNA)
On this occasion, the Vietnamese Government’s Specialised Committeehanded over the Friendship Order and Friendship Medal of the State President,and Certificates of Merit of the Prime Minister and the Minister of NationalDefence to Cambodian collectives and individuals who have made importantcontributions to the work in the 2013-2020 period./.
A memorial ceremony and reburial service was held in the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum on June 10 to pay final respects and rebury the remains of 12 Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts who laid down their lives in Laos and Cambodia.
A ceremony was held at the Tong Khao martyr’s cementary in the northwestern mountainous province of Dien Bien on June 23 to rebury the remains of eight Vietnamese volunteer soldiers who laid down their lives in Laos during the wartime.
A memorial ceremony and a reburial service were held in the northern province of Son La on June 24 for four Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts who laid down their lives in Laos.
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Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Manh Cuong highlighted ASEAN’s nearly six decades of development, during which the region transformed from division to harmony, from confrontation to cooperation, and from poverty to dynamic growth, becoming a global bright spot for regional cooperation.
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At their meeting, which took place in the Angolan capital of Luanda on August 7 as part of State President Luong Cuong’s ongoing state visit to the African nation, the two officials also agreed to make full use of existing cooperation mechanisms, particularly the Vietnam – Angola Intergovernmental Committee, and step up exchanges of delegations at all levels.
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President Luong Cuong called on the community to remain united, integrate well into local society, adhere to local laws, and continue contributing to both Angola’s development and Vietnam – Angola relations.
Vietnamese President Luong Cuong and Speaker of the National Assembly (NA) of Angola Carolina Cerqueira agreed to continue strengthening political trust, boost high-level delegation exchanges via all channels, including the parliamentary one, and create favourable legal conditions for bilateral cooperation.
An overview of the 22nd meeting of the Specialised Committees of Vietnamese and Cambodian Governments (Photo: VNA) 
Sen. Lieut. Gen. Vo Minh Luong hands over Friendship Order of the State President to four Cambodian individuals (Photo: VNA) 
