China News Service, Inchon, September 15 (Reporter Liu Xu) On the morning of the 15th local time, China and South Korea solemnly held a ceremony for the burial of the remains of the ninth batch of Chinese People's Volunteers in South Korea martyrs in Incheon, South Korea.
Chang Zhengguo, Vice Minister of the Ministry of Veterans Affairs of China, led the Chinese handover delegation, relevant personnel of the Chinese Embassy in South Korea, and relevant personnel of the South Korean Ministry of National Defense and its affiliated remains excavation and identification team to attend the ceremony.
On the morning of the 15th local time, the burial ceremony for the remains of the ninth batch of Chinese People's Volunteers in South Korea was held in South Korea.
Pictured is the ceremony site.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Liu Xu
On the same day, in the "Temporary Remains of Chinese People's Volunteers Martyrs" in Incheon, flower baskets presented by the Chinese handover delegation and the Chinese Embassy in South Korea to pay tribute to the martyrs of the Chinese People's Volunteers were placed on site. All members of the Chinese handover delegation paid tribute to the Chinese people. Volunteer army martyrs bowed three times and presented flowers.
Afterwards, the Korean staff carried the remains of the volunteer martyrs.
China and South Korea will hold a ceremony to hand over the remains at Incheon International Airport on the 16th.
On the morning of the 15th local time, the burial ceremony for the remains of the ninth batch of Chinese People's Volunteers in South Korea was held in South Korea.
The picture shows the relics of some volunteer martyrs taken at the scene of the burial ceremony.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Liu Xu
China and the ROK have followed the humanitarian principle, and in the spirit of candid friendship and pragmatic cooperation, have successfully handed over the remains of 825 Chinese People's Volunteers in South Korea for eight consecutive years from 2014 to 2021.
This year is the ninth handover implemented in accordance with the consensus reached by China and South Korea. The South Korean side will return the remains of 88 martyrs and related relics to the Chinese side.