[Photo] Minister of Defense Phan Van Giang paints the Vietnam-China border marker

General Phan Van Giang and a high-ranking delegation from the Vietnamese Ministry of National Defense perform a salute and paint milestone 1116 at the Huu Nghi International Border Gate. (Photo: Border Guard Newspaper)

General Phan Van Giang paints landmark 1116, the sacred symbol of national sovereignty at the Vietnam-China border. (Photo: Thanh Nien Newspaper)

The welcoming ceremony for the Vietnamese delegation at the Friendship Pass border gate (China) was solemnly held under the chairmanship of Senior Lieutenant General Dong Jun, Minister of National Defense of China. (Photo: People's Army Newspaper)

Minister Dong Quan and Minister Phan Van Giang at the welcoming ceremony for the Vietnamese delegation (Photo: People's Army Newspaper)

Delegates from both sides took a souvenir photo. (Photo: Vietnam Navy Newspaper)

In China, the high-ranking delegation of the Vietnamese Ministry of National Defense will participate in activities such as: visiting the Friendship Pass Tourist Area; visiting the Friendship Pass Border Guard Company; witnessing the two countries' naval patrol teams reporting online before conducting joint patrols; planting friendship trees. The delegation will also visit the smart border gate at the Friendship Pass; the model village of Zhulian, Ningming County; and visiting the No. 4 Primary School of Pingxiang City.

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