Venezuela Seminar Marks 80th Anniversary of Vietnam People’s Army

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As part of the commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the founding of the Vietnam People's Army (December 22, 1944 – December 22, 2024) and the 35th anniversary of the establishment of Vietnam-Venezuela diplomatic relations (December 18, 1989 – December 18, 2024), on November 20th (local time), the Vietnamese Embassy and Defense Attaché Office in Venezuela, in collaboration with the institute for strategic and operational studies under the Venezuelan Ministry of Defense (IESEOFANB), organized a seminar entitled "80 Years of Building, Fighting, and Growing: The Vietnam People's Army".

At the seminar. Photo: Embassy of Vietnam in Venezuela

In his opening remarks, Ambassador Vu Trung My highlighted the glorious milestones of the Vietnam People's Army, the core force of the Vietnam People's Armed Forces, a military force that emerged from the people and serves the people, always ready to fight and sacrifice "for the independence and freedom of the Fatherland, for socialism, and for the happiness of the people". The predecessor of the Vietnam People's Army (VPA) was the Vietnam Propaganda Unit of Liberation Army, the first main force army established on December 22, 1944, following the directive of President Ho Chi Minh.

Expressing great pride in the glorious tradition of the Vietnam People's Army, Ambassador Vu Trung My emphasized that throughout 80 years of building, fighting, and growing, the Vietnam People's Army has always been the core force, together with the entire Party and people of Vietnam, in achieving brilliant victories in the struggle for national liberation, independence, freedom, and reunification, as well as in building and defending the country.

Speaking at the event, Colonel Richard Ruiz Álvarez, IESEOFANB deputy director, expressed his admiration for the great achievements of the Vietnam People's Army in the resistance wars against foreign invaders and in the cause of building and defending the Fatherland. Mentioning the VPA’s achievements, he praised the role and contributions of the legendary General Vo Nguyen Giap, an excellent disciple of President Ho Chi Minh and the first commander of the Vietnam Propaganda Liberation Army Unit. In addition, the general made great contributions to the formation and development of Vietnam's military doctrine, which is the people's war strategy, using justice to defeat brutality.

Ambassador Vu Trung My speaks at the seminar. Photo: Vietnamese Embassy in Venezuela

Ambassador My and Colonel Vu The Trung, Vietnam's Defense Attaché in Venezuela, also answered many questions, helping IESEOFANB students better understand the situation in Vietnam, the achievements of the renewal cause, the foreign policy as well as defence policy of Vietnam, and the traditional friendship and comprehensive partnership between Vietnam and Venezuela, especially as the two countries are celebrating the 35th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations (December 18, 1989 - 2024).

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