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The two neighbouring Vietnam and Laos are to open a joint museum in
the Lao province of Savanakhet in memory of the two countries’
struggle for national salvation.
The information was released by Vice Director of the Savanakhet provincial Department for Labour and Social Affairs Bounauer Phomkhe on September 9.
He said the museum construction started in late 2007 at a cost of some 5 billion Kip.
On display will be war-era relics related to Lao and Vietnamese soldiers and people as well as enemy uniforms and weapons collected at the battlefields, especially during the bloodshed of Lam Son 719 and Road No. 9 campaign.
The exhibits would help visitors better understand the significance of the two nations’ struggle for independence and the aggressors’ nature, Phomkhe said.
The museum will also provide materials for research on the history of the struggle for revolutionary movements in Laos and educate its young generations in the special solidarity with Vietnam, which, he said, was cultivated by blood and bones./.
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