Milestone 275 was inaugurated on December 26, 2015, built according to the technical design of the Ministry of Construction of Vietnam, 2.2m high from the base; made of granite, weighing 1.2 tons; the foundation is about 2m deep, cast in permanent reinforced concrete. The landmark yard is paved with 4cm thick granite. |
The Cambodian delegation attending the ceremony was led by General Nieng Phat, Secretary of State - Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of National Defense of the Royal Cambodian Army, including 5 Generals representing the Army Command, Gendarmerie Command, Border Department, General Department of National Police, General Department of Immigration of the Royal Cambodian Army and the Ministry of Interior of Cambodia.
Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Chi Vinh chaired the ceremony. |
In Vietnam, hundreds of local people attended the border landmark salute ceremony, along with representatives of agencies and units under the Ministry of National Defense, the Border Guard Command, the National Border Committee (Ministry of Foreign Affairs), the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee - People's Committee, commanders and political commissars of the Border Guard of the 9 border provinces of Vietnam - Cambodia. Particularly in An Giang province, representatives of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee - People's Committee, the Fatherland Front, the National Assembly delegation and representatives of departments, branches, District Party Committees - People's Committees of border districts were all present.
Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Chi Vinh, Deputy Minister of National Defense of Vietnam (3rd from right) and Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Phuong Nam, Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army (2nd from right) inspect the soldiers' weapons. |
An Giang Border Guard patrol team attended the ceremony |
Cambodian Border Guard and Border Police |
Lieutenant Colonel Tran Dinh Tai, captain of the Border Patrol Team of An Giang Border Guard |
Border patrol forces of the two countries stand next to the border marker. |
Security in the area is tightened. Armed troops are on duty to guard the outer terrain. |
A delegation of senior officers of the Vietnamese Ministry of National Defense led by Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Chi Vinh performed the ceremony of saluting the sovereignty milestone. |
Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien, Commander of the Vietnam Border Guard, salutes sovereignty marker 275. |
Delegates of the two countries solemnly stand before the sovereignty marker |
Senior generals of the Vietnam People's Army took a souvenir photo after the sovereignty landmark salute ceremony. From left to right: Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Chi Vinh, Deputy Minister of National Defense; Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Phuong Nam, Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army; Senior Lieutenant General Bui Van Huan, former Deputy Director of the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People's Army; Lieutenant General Tran Quang Phuong, Deputy Director of the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People's Army; Major General Do Danh Vuong, Political Commissar of the Vietnam Border Guard) |
Source: https://thanhnien.vn/chao-cot-moc-bien-cuong-185879016.htm
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