Vientiane (VNA) – A ceremony to hand over a filmabout the history of the Lao People’s Army (LPA), a joint work between theVietnamese and Lao defence ministries, took place in Vientiane, Laos on January11.

Speaking at the event, Director of the Vietnam People’s Army(VPA) Cinema Centre Pham Tien Cuong said the film, entitled “70 years of strongdevelopment under the Party flag”, was co-produced by the centre and the Departmentof Propaganda and Training under the LPA’s General Department of Politics. Afterfive months in the making, it was completed in time to mark the occasion of the70th founding anniversary of the LPA.

He said the film features the nature of the revolutionaryarmy and proves a vivid manifestation of cooperation between the two armies,contributing to tightening solidarity and special friendship between the two parties,states, and people.

Under the authority of Secretary of the Party CentralCommittee and Director of the VPA’s General Department of Politics Luong Cuong,Vietnamese defence attaché in Laos Tao Van Thai presented 35 Dell computers, 25laptops, 35 HP printers, 25 Viewsonic projectors, and 25 70”x70” projectorscreens to the LPA’s political theory school, contributing to improving itsteaching and learning quality.

Saisamone Salapseng, head of the Department of Propagandaand Training, said the film will help strengthen the LPA in political thought education,as well as further tighten the tradition of solidarity between the two nationsand armies.

He pledged to use the film effectively in raising the Laoarmy’s and general public awareness about political theory, as well as use thegifts from Luong Cuong towards further studies and research. –VNA