The Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) presented its traditional flag, which
is the national flag with the word “Quyet Thang” (Determined to win)
added in yellow at the top left corner, to Russia’s Central Armed
Forces Museum at a ceremony held in Moscow on August 28.
The military flag is the noble symbol of the VPA and has been used as a
reward to military units with outstanding achievements.
Vietnamese Ambassador to Russia Pham Xuan Son expressed thanks for the
valuable assistance that the people and army of the Soviet Union in
the past and Russia at present have provided to Vietnam. He said
he hopes the ties between Vietnam and Russia in general and the
two armies in particular will be further tightened.
At the ceremony, Chairman of the Presidium of the Association of
Russian Former Military Experts in Vietnam Col. Nikolai Kolesnik
praised the traditional solidarity and attachment between the two
peoples and the two armies.
On the occasion, the
chairman also presented the museum a memoir written by former Russian
experts titled “Chien tranh Viet Nam la the do” (That is Vietnam
War).-VNA