The remains were collected by the Search and Collection Team of Military Zone 2 with the support of local authorities and people of Vietnam and Laos, especially the northern provinces of Laos.

At the ceremony, Le Van Quy, vice chairman of Dien Bien province, highlighted that during the past war, Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts promoted the tradition of the unyielding struggle for independence and the spirit of self-sacrifice in the revolutionary causes of the two nations and their special ties .

After the ceremony, local officials and people offered incense and flowers to fallen soldiers at the cemetery.This is the second time this year that Dien Bien province has received and reburied the remains of martyrs who died in Laos. Earlier, on January 12, the province held a memorial service and funerals at Tong Khao cemetery for the remains of 9 fallen soldiers.