Press conference of China's Ministry of Veterans Affairs.
退役军人事务部新闻发布会现场。
BEIJING, Apr. 30 -- China's Ministry of Veterans Affairs held a press conference to mark its 6th anniversary on April 29, at which it was released that China had taken back the remains of 825 Chinese People's Volunteers (CPV) martyrs in the ROK, completed the DNA information collection of more than 1000 relatives of CPV martyrs and determined the identities of 20 returned CPV martyrs.
北京4月30日电 4月29日，退役军人事务部召开成立6周年新闻发布会。据悉，我国已完成迎回825位志愿军烈士遗骸和1000多位志愿军烈士亲属DNA信息采集鉴定，已为20位归国志愿军烈士确定身份。
"Currently, we are working with relevant departments to negotiate with the ROK side to promote the handover of the 11th batch of remains of CPV martyrs in the ROK. We will announce it to the public in a timely manner once it is confirmed," said Li Jingxian, deputy director of the Department of Commendation and Commemoration of China's Ministry of Veterans Affairs.
退役军人事务部褒扬纪念司副司长李敬先表示，“目前，我们正在会同有关部门主动与韩方磋商推进第11批在韩志愿军烈士遗骸交接活动。待确定后，将及时向社会公布。”
