Vientiane, April 23 -- General Nguyen Tan Cuong, Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army and Deputy Minister of National Defence, attended a ceremony in Vientiane on April 23 to present the Independence Order and Friendship Order of the Vietanmese State to collectives and individuals of the Lao Ministry of National Defence. The event was attended by Vietnamese Ambassador to Laos Nguyen Minh Tam, Lao Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence General Khamlieng Outhakaysone, Chief of the General Staff of the Lao People's Army Senior Lieutenant General Saichay Kommasith, and representatives of relevant agencies. Addressing the ceremony, Sen. Lieut. Gen. Cuong highlighted that the pure, exemplary and steadfast soli...