The grounds of the Long Sap border gate in Moc Chau district, Son La province, are decorated with vibrant flowerbeds. Photo: Dan Chu.

Currently, the routes and areas where activities of the exchange program are taking place are brightly decorated with flags, flowers, banners, slogans, billboards, posters, etc. The Son La Border Guard Command, in coordination with local authorities and other forces, is organizing visual propaganda and promotion activities, decorating with banners and images introducing tourist attractions in the province and the district; reviewing and repairing the traffic sign system on main roads and urban areas; and coordinating the selection and guidance of ceremonies for the people and district officials to participate in welcoming and bidding farewell to delegates from both sides attending the exchange program activities.

Officers and soldiers of the Son La Border Guard Command, in coordination with local authorities and other forces, carried out a general cleanup and decorated all the roads.
Locations where the exchange program activities took place. Photo: Xuan Khoa

Officers and soldiers of the Son La Border Guard Command (Vietnam Border Guard Command) and management forces,
Lao border guards arranged the national flags of both countries in preparation for the event. Photo: Dan Chu.

A large crowd of people, holding the national flags of Vietnam and Laos and flowers, practiced the ceremony to welcome the delegations from Vietnam and Laos participating in exchange activities at the Long Sap border gate, Moc Chau district, Son La province. Photo: Chien Khu

Teachers and students of Long Sap Ethnic Boarding Primary and Secondary School, Moc Chau District, Son La Province, practice the rituals.
Welcoming the delegation attending the inauguration ceremony of the classroom complex built and donated by the Vietnamese Ministry of National Defence. Photo: Xuan Khoa

Students at Long Sap Ethnic Boarding Primary and Secondary School in Moc Chau District, Son La Province, eagerly await this momentous event. Photo: Xuan Khoa

Students in Moc Chau town waved flags and flowers to welcome the delegation of the Vietnamese and Lao armies participating in the event. Photo: Chien Khu

The military band is actively practicing in preparation for the exchange program. Photo: Dan Chu.

The honor guard rehearses the ceremony to welcome the Ministers of Defense of Vietnam and Laos. Photo: Chien Khu

Moc Chau town is beautifully and solemnly decorated. Photo: Xuan Khoa

Moc Chau district is resplendent with the national flags of Vietnam and Laos, and flowers everywhere. Photo: Xuan Khoa

All the venues hosting activities in the Vietnam-Laos Border Defense Friendship Exchange Program were decorated with flags, flowers, and solemn, magnificent symbols. Photo: Dan Chu

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