On the afternoon of March 29, the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army held a conference on sending forces ready to participate in earthquake relief in Myanmar.

Faced with the emergency situation in Myanmar, General Phan Van Giang, Minister of National Defense, directed the General Staff to organize forces to participate in earthquake relief in Myanmar. After receiving approval from the Party Central Committee Secretariat, units of the Ministry of National Defense are ready to go to Myanmar to assist in overcoming the consequences.

The rescue force will include 79 officers and soldiers from the rescue units (engineers and service dogs), medical staff and security. The team is expected to depart tomorrow afternoon, March 30.

The commander-in-chief of the force is Colonel Pham Hai Chau, deputy director of the Department of Rescue and Relief, General Staff.

The equipment is carefully calculated, suitable, compact and efficient, drawing on experience from the rescue mission in Türkiye.

At the conference, after listening to the assessment and analysis of the situation, Senior Lieutenant General Huynh Chien Thang said that sending Vietnamese military forces to participate in humanitarian assistance and disaster relief in Myanmar demonstrates the high responsibility of the Party, State and people of Vietnam towards the international community; affirming the prestige, sense of responsibility and capacity of our army in international relations and cooperation.

Agencies and units should carefully prepare means and technical equipment, prioritizing dual-purpose, easy-to-move, portable means; ensure good logistics, supplies, goods, aid, etc.

In particular, the task force focuses on resolving relationships and coordinating with international forces, authorities and local people; promoting the good qualities of the Vietnam People's Army, leaving a good impression in the hearts of international friends and the people of Myanmar.

With experience from relief operations in Türkiye in 2023, military units have clearly defined their sense of responsibility and are ready to set off to carry out missions as soon as ordered.