Vietnam invites foreign defence ministries to join National Day parade

The Vietnamese Ministry of National Defence has invited its counterparts from Russia, China, Laos, Cambodia, Cuba, Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Azerbaijan, to attend the celebration of the 80th anniversary of the August Revolution (August 19, 1945) and National Day (September 2).

In addition, Russia, China, Laos, Cambodia, and Belarus have been invited to join a parade during the celebration, heard a meeting in Hanoi on July 9.

Chaired by Deputy Minister of National Defence Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien, the meeting brought together relevant agencies and units to look into defence diplomacy for the above-mentioned events.

It was reported that Cuba has responded to the invitation, with its Minister of the Revolutionary Armed Forces to attend the Hanoi celebration. Both Laos and Cambodia have also expressed support for sending troops to take part in the military parade.

The parade invitation reflects the traditional friendship, solidarity, and close ties between the Vietnamese people and army and their longstanding international friends. It also underscores Vietnam’s foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, multilateralisation, diversification, and being a trusted friend and partner of all nations.

Previously, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the liberation of the South and national reunification (April 2025), military contingents from China, Laos, and Cambodia also joined the parade at the invitation of the Vietnamese Ministry of National Defence.

Also on July 9, Chien chaired a meeting with relevant agencies and units on the construction of a monument honouring foreign soldiers and experts who supported Vietnam during its resistance wars for national liberation, including those from the former Soviet Union, China, Laos, Cambodia, and Cuba.

The officer urged all parties to accelerate construction progress, saying the first sculpture group should be completed by August 15, and the access road and central display area by August 10./.

VNA