The first Vietnam-Laos-Cambodia border defense friendship exchange is expected to take place in mid-December 12 in the common border area of the three countries (Ngoc Hoi district, Kon Tum province, Vietnam - Attapeu, Laos – Ratanakiri, Cambodia) and Kon Tum city area.
Within the framework of the Program's activities, from December 3 to 5, in the border areas of the three countries Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia, many practical activities aimed at officials and people in Cambodia took place. border areas such as: Organizing free medical examination, treatment, and medicine distribution to people in the border areas of the 12 countries; Organizing the awarding of scholarships "Elevating children to school"; Giving breeding cows to households in difficult circumstances; Inauguration of the Border Work Station for the Military Command of Attapeu Province (Laos)...
Colonel Nguyen Quoc Cuong, Deputy Director of Border Guard Politics donated breeding cows to families in difficult circumstances in the border area of Duc Co district, Gia Lai province. Photo: Ngoc Lam
In Ia Dom commune, Duc Co district, Gia Lai province, these days are very special, because many practical and meaningful activities take place imbued with solidarity and friendship between people on both sides of the border. The appearance of Vietnamese and Cambodian doctors and nurses along with the presence of party committees, local authorities and representatives of the two countries' Ministries of Defense is proof of the special attention of leaders at all levels to material and spiritual life as well as health of people on both sides of the border.
Colonel Le Van Dong, Deputy Director of the Military Medical Department, General Department of Logistics, Ministry of National Defense shared that, practically towards the exchange program, the Military Medical Department was assigned the task of coordinating by the Central Military Commission and the Ministry of National Defense. With hospitals and military forces in Gia Lai and Kon Tum provinces, health examination activities and free medicine distribution for people in the border areas of the three countries Vietnam - Laos - Cambodia are deployed. In the border area of Gia Lai province and Ratanakiri province (Cambodia), after nearly 3 days of deployment, the military medical forces of Vietnam and Cambodia organized examinations for more than 2 people in Po Nhoi commune, Ozadao district, Ratanakiri province and more than 1.000 people in Ia Dom commune.
Colonel Le Van Dong added that to organize medical examination and treatment for people on both sides of the border, the Military Medical Department has mobilized over 80 nurses and doctors from Military Hospital 211 (3rd Army Corps), Military Medical Hospital 175 (Ministry of National Defense) along with Cambodian military medical forces and Border Guard military medical forces. A number of modern specialized equipment and machinery have been mobilized to serve medical examination and treatment for the people. The working group also coordinated closely with local authorities and the grassroots medical team to ensure the most effective organization of health visits and examinations.
With the support of service departments, local people have received general examinations, specialized examinations of eyes, ears, nose and throat, maxillofacial teeth, electrocardiogram, ultrasound... At the same time, during the During the examination, doctors and nurses will advise and guide people to prevent common diseases; Reasonable diet and exercise, suitable for health status and age.
In addition, in order to share the difficulties in life with people on both sides of the border, the Vietnam Border Guard Command organized a donation of 100 scholarships (2 million VND/scholarship) to poor Vietnamese students and students. Cambodia; donated 20 breeding cows to households in difficult circumstances in the border areas of Gia Lai and Ratanakiri provinces. Gifts that are both meaningful and practical have contributed to motivating, encouraging, and helping students in difficult circumstances to excel in their studies and helping poor households have conditions for production and development. economy; tightening the solidarity relationship between people on both sides of the Vietnam - Cambodia border.
Continuing the series of activities in the Exchange Program, on December 5, authorized by the Ministry of National Defense, the working group of the Vietnam Border Guard Command led by Major General Hoang Huu Chien, Deputy Commander, Chief of Staff of the Border Guard... Participated in the inauguration of the Border Work Station, Border Guard Company 12, Attapeu Provincial Military Command (Laos) and visited and gave gifts to Phu Cua Village Primary School, Phu Vong district, Attapeu province. The project is a gift from the Ministry of National Defense of Vietnam to the Military Command of Attapeu province. Thereby, contributing to improving the quality of daily life for officers and soldiers; At the same time, it continues to affirm the relationship in coordination between border management and protection forces between the two countries.
Military medical officers from Vietnam and Cambodia provide medicine and health advice to people in Ia Dom commune, Duc Co district, Gia Lai province. Photo: Ngoc Lam
On behalf of the delegation of the Ministry of National Defense of Vietnam, Major General Hoang Huu Chien hopes that after being put into use, the project will create better conditions in the work and daily life of officers and soldiers of the Border Company. Room 541. Since then, it has made an important contribution to completing the unit's tasks, building the Vietnam - Laos border of peace, friendship, stability and development.
Immediately after the project handover ceremony, the delegation went to medical examination and treatment points for local people, visited and gave gifts to Phu Cua Village Primary School.
Receiving the special gifts and sentiments of the working group, Major General Si Phan Phut Tha Vong, Director of the Border Guard Department (Lao People's Army General Staff) respectfully thanked and expressed his deep gratitude to those who The gift from the Ministry of National Defense of Vietnam was given to officials and people in the border area of Laos. At the same time, we hope that in the coming time, the relationship between the two sides will become increasingly stronger and continue to have many practical foreign affairs activities aimed at officers, soldiers and people in the border areas./.
Thu Hang
