The Military Commands of Thanh Hoa and Hua Phan provinces signed a military and defense cooperation agreement in 2025.
In recent times, the Provincial Military Command has done a good job of propagating andeducating cadres, soldiers and people about the task of foreign affairs and national defense. Since then, the awareness of cadres, soldiers and people in the area about the importance of foreign affairs and national defense diplomacy has had many positive changes. The work of propagating and disseminating the Party's guidelines and policies, the State's policies and laws through foreign affairs channels has achieved many practical results.
In 2024 and the first months of 2025, the Military Commands of Thanh Hoa and Hua Phan provinces have thoroughly grasped and comprehensively and effectively implemented the contents of directives and directions on military and defense cooperation between the Ministries of Defense of Vietnam and Laos; the cooperation plan with Laos of Military Region 4; the minutes of the agreement on socio-economic cooperation, defense and security between the two provinces and the Military Commands of the two provinces signed. Thereby, contributing to promoting socio-economic development, consolidating defense and security, enhancing people-to-people exchanges between the two provinces and promoting the tradition of solidarity, friendship and mutual assistance between the armies and peoples of the two countries and two provinces; maintaining peace, stability and sustainable cooperation and development in the border area. The Party Committee, government, armed forces and people of Hua Phan province have created favorable conditions to help the Collection Team of the Thanh Hoa Provincial Military Command search for and collect the remains of Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts who died in Hua Phan province during the war. In the 2023-2024 dry season, 16 graves of remains were collected (reaching 106.66% of the planned target); in the 2024-2025 dry season, 21 graves of remains were collected (reaching 130% of the planned target).
Also within the framework of the defense exchange program, the armed forces of the two provinces of Thanh Hoa - Hua Phan, the medical team of Thanh Hoa province coordinated with the military medical team of the Lao People's Army to organize medical examinations and provide free medicine for people in the border area of Doi village, Vieng Xay district, Hua Phan province (Laos). Participating in the medical examinations, treatment and free medicine provision were more than 30 doctors with professional qualifications and rich experience from the following units: Department of Health, Thanh Hoa Provincial Military Command, Thanh Hoa Provincial Border Guard Command, Central Hospital 71, the military medical team of the Lao People's Army, medical staff of the two localities in the border area, along with modern medical equipment such as ultrasound, electrocardiogram, endoscopy... were mobilized to provide medical examinations for the people.
Recently, in Sam Neua town, Hua Phan province, the Military Commands of Thanh Hoa and Hua Phan provinces held talks and signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in implementing military and defense tasks in 2025. In the spirit of special solidarity, friendship, comprehensive cooperation, trust, and mutual understanding, the two sides informed each other about the political security situation, social order and safety, achievements in socio-economic development, and consolidation of defense and security of the two provinces.
Colonel Vu Van Tung, Commander of the Thanh Hoa Provincial Military Command, said: "Defense diplomacy is carried out according to the motto "helping friends is helping yourself". With the spirit of pure solidarity, in recent years, defense diplomacy with the Hua Phan Provincial Military Command has been regularly and effectively implemented. The Provincial Military Command has advised the Provincial People's Committee to support Hua Phan province with over 200 billion VND to build projects. Organized training for cadres to help the neighboring country in some military, defense, medical examination and treatment, border patrol and protection... thereby creating solidarity and closeness between the two provinces of Thanh Hoa - Hua Phan".
To continue to do well in defense diplomacy, the Provincial Military Command will strengthen the dissemination of the viewpoints and foreign policies of the Party, State and army of Vietnam and Laos. Strengthen information exchange activities on defense and security situations of interest to both sides. Focus on training, professional training, repairing weapons and equipment, coordinating medical examination and treatment, surveying and helping the people of the neighboring country develop the economy... contributing to maintaining sovereignty and border security; facilitating socio-economic development, strengthening defense and security, successfully carrying out the cause of building and protecting the Fatherland in the new situation. On the basis of the special friendship built over many years, the Provincial Military Command will continue to promote the achieved results to carry out defense diplomacy in depth and firmly.
Article and photos: Hoang Lan
Source: https://baothanhhoa.vn/thuc-hien-cong-toc-doi-ngoai-quoc-phong-co-chieu-sau-vung-chac-252465.htm
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