The ninth batch of Chinese and South Korea's transfer of the remains of the Chinese people's volunteer martyrs' remains

Xinhua News Agency, South Korea, September 16th (Reporter Lu Ruisun Yiyan) On the morning of the 16th, China and South Korea held the ninth batch of rituals of the remains of the Chinese people's volunteer martyr's remains at the Rincho International Airport in South Korea. Rites.

Chang Zhengguo, deputy minister of the Chinese Retired Military Affairs Department, led the Chinese leaders of the Chinese side, Li Duxun, the second official of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of South Korea, and the heads of relevant departments of the Ministry of Defense attended the ceremony. Representatives of both China and South Korea signed a handover book on the spot. The Chinese ambassador to South Korea, Xing Haiming, covers the national flag for volunteer martyrs' coffin. The Chinese side held a mourning ceremony.

During the transfer ceremony, Chang Zhengguo said that China and South Korea followed the principle of humanitarianism. In the spirit of frank and friendly cooperation, it has been jointly implemented in the remains of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army for 9 consecutive years. The Chinese side took the remains of 913 martyrs to the motherland. Essence This year marks the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and South Korea. The remains of the two sides' transfer of volunteer forces martyrs are an important symbol of the development of Sino -South Korean relations with the times. China thanked the relevant Korean departments and staff for their efforts to further strengthen the pragmatic and friendly collaboration with the Korean side, actively promote the protection of the remains of the Chinese people's volunteer arms, and let more volunteer martyrs return to the motherland as soon as possible.

From September 14th to 16th, a Chinese handwriting delegation composed of the Ministry of Retirement Military Affairs, the Central Foreign Liaison Department, the Office of the Central Cyber ​​Security and Information Committee, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Finance, and the Political Work Department of the Central Military Commission went to South Korea to implement it. The ninth batch of the remains of the Chinese People's Volunteer Martyrs' remains.

【Edit: Huang Yuhan】

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