The Route 9-Southern Laos Campaign and the Ho Chi Minh Campaign demonstrate the special solidarity between Vietnam and Laos.

The website of Kongthap (Lao People's Army), the mouthpiece of the Lao Military Commission and Ministry of National Defense , recently published an article "The victory on Route 9 led to glorious victory in South Vietnam," stating that the victory on Route 9-Southern Laos in the spring of 1971 contributed to the victory of the Ho Chi Minh campaign, completely liberating South Vietnam.

The article emphasized that during the Route 9 campaign in Savannakhet province, the Lao army under the direction of the Lao Itxala Government in the revolutionary base of Samneua district, Houaphanh province, received notice to closely coordinate with the Vietnam People's Army to prepare for the attack on the invading US imperialists, launching an attack from Route 9 to the Vietnam border, to cut off the enemy's transportation route of weapons, equipment and food in southern Laos to supply their forces.

The Route 9 Campaign and the Lam Son 719 Campaign created favorable and safe conditions for the Vietnamese revolutionary forces to march through Laos into South Vietnam, preparing for the Ho Chi Minh Campaign to be favorable, safe and quick.

Under the leadership of the Party Central Committee, the Politburo, the Central Military Commission and the Ministry of National Defense in Northern Vietnam, the Party and the Lao People's Liberation Army implemented the policy urgently, promptly and resolutely to launch the Route 9 campaign, fighting alongside the Vietnamese revolutionary forces to launch the Lam Son 719 campaign on the Vietnamese side.

In both campaigns, although the enemy had more modern weapons and equipment, with the support of the US military, they were ultimately defeated.

The article points out that the victory of the Lam Son campaign on the Vietnamese side and the victory of Route 9-Southern Laos demonstrated the correct, flexible and wise strategic vision and policies of the Communist Party of Vietnam and the Lao People's Revolutionary Party.

The victory of Route 9 marked the strength of the Lao army, united in fighting, standing shoulder to shoulder with the Vietnamese army in the resistance wars to liberate the nation and protect the Fatherland of the two countries.

The result of this victory is a bright symbol of the special solidarity between the armies and people of Vietnam-Laos and Laos-Vietnam.

According to the article, 50 years of war have passed, but valuable lessons from the victory on Route 9 in Southern Laos and the Lam Son 719 campaign continue to promote the heroic tradition of the armies of Vietnam and Laos, and are valuable lessons for the cause of protecting and building the country in each country in the new era.

The article affirms the 50th anniversary of the victory of the Ho Chi Minh campaign to completely liberate South Vietnam on April 30, 1975, the country was reunited, and North and South Vietnam were united under one roof.

Kongthap Newspaper (Lao People's Army), the mouthpiece of the Lao Military Commission and Ministry of National Defense, published news about the 50th Anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification Day (April 30, 1975 - April 30, 2025). (Screenshot)

The victory of the Route 9-Southern Laos campaign was the victory of 50 days and nights of continuous attack, a victory of strategic significance, tightening the special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation of the two Parties, two States, two armies of Vietnam-Laos, Laos-Vietnam, not only on the battlefield but also in times of peace, always standing side by side to help each other, together protecting the great friendship, special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation between Vietnam and Laos, which will forever develop better and better.

The article concludes that the victory on Route 9-Southern Laos and the Lam Son 719 campaign not only marked the end of the longest and fiercest resistance war against American imperialism in modern Vietnamese history, but also marked a great milestone in the journey of building and defending the country of the Vietnamese people, opening a new era - the era of independence, unity, territorial integrity, and the whole country moving towards socialism./.

(Vietnam News Agency/Vietnam+)

Source: https://www.vietnamplus.vn/chien-dich-duong-9-nam-lao-va-chien-dich-ho-chi-minh-the-hien-tinh-doan-ket-dac-biet-viet-nam-lao-post1036010.vnp