North Korean Soldiers Honored with Sculptures in Vietnam, Deepening Bilateral Ties
Sculptures honoring North Korean soldiers who participated in the Vietnam War are set to be erected in Hanoi, as reported by Pyongyang's state media. A ceremony for the monument's foundation plaque was held at the Vietnam Military History Museum in Hanoi. The plaque, inscribed with "Feelings of Friendship between Vietnam and DPRK," highlights the diplomatic relations established in January 1950 and North Korea's "material and moral assistance" during Vietnam's "anti-US resistance to national salvation." North Korea is believed to have sent nearly 400 soldiers, including 90 pilots, to Vietnam between 1966 and 1969. The unveiling ceremony was attended by North Korea's Vice Defense Minister Ryo Chol-ung and his Vietnamese counterpart, Nguyen Truong Thang, along with other officials. A North Korean delegation, led by Ryo, has been in Vietnam since September 22, also visiting a memorial in Bac Ninh City to honor fallen Korean People's Army soldiers.
