President Tô Lâm meets with ethnic people in Cao Bằng province on June 9, standing before the bas-relief of 34 soldiers of the Propaganda Unit of the Liberation Army in Trần Hưng Đạo Forest, a special national relic in Tam Kim commune of Nguyễn Bính district. - VNA/VNS Photo

CAO BẰNG – President Tô Lâm visited and presented gifts to officers and soldiers of Soc Giang border guard station in the northern mountainous province of Cao Bang on June 9.

Established in October 1959, the Soc Giang border guard station is responsible for managing and protecting a border section spanning over 20 km, including 55 border markers, and ensuring security and order in Soc Ha and Truong Ha communes of Ha Quang district.

Expressing his delight at visiting the station, a heroic unit of the armed forces, on the occasion of the 65th anniversary of its traditional day, President Lâm hailed the unit for following the policies and guidelines of the Party, State and army and accomplishing important tasks.

He encouraged the border guard officers and soldiers to uphold their tradition, remain a reliable support for the people, foster internal unity, and collaborate in Party and political building to meet new requirements in the new situation.

While in Cao Bằng, the State leader paid tribute to General Võ Nguyên Giáp and 34 soldiers of the Propaganda Unit of the Liberation Army at Trần Hưng Đạo Forest, a special national relic in Tam Kim commune of Nguyễn Bính district.

President Tô Lâm offers incense to pay tribute to General Võ Nguyên Giáp in Tran Hung Dao Forest. - VNA/VNS Photo

Earlier, President Lâm and his delegation visited the historical relic site of Na Tu in the northern mountainous province of Bắc Kạn where President Hồ Chí Minh visited the youth volunteer unit that was directly tasked with protecting the Na Cu bridge, a target of enemy bombings along Highway 3 on March 28, 1951. - VNS