Cambodian women wear scarves for Vietnam's volunteer soldiers who helped Cambodia defeat the Pol Pot genocidal regime (Photo: VNA) Phnom Penh (VNA) - Cambodian Ministry of ForeignAffairs and International Cooperation said on June 6 that Singaporean leader’scomment on “Vietnam’s invasion of Cambodia” is against the revival of the Cambodianpeople.
The ministry’s spokesperson expressed regret for SingaporeanPrime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s Facebook post on May 31, saying that theremarks show that Singapore supports the genocidal regime and wants the genocidalregime to return to Cambodia.
Singapore was thehost of the tripartite meeting that led to the formation of the coalitiongovernment of the Democratic Cambodia, which had prolonged the war and thesuffering of Cambodian people for another 10 years. It was an act against thesurvival of the Cambodian people, he said.
The spokespersonsaid the statement is also an insult to the sacrifice of the Vietnamesemilitary volunteers who helped liberate Cambodia from the genocidal regime.
Earlier on June 4,Spokesperson of the Vietnamese Foreign Ministry Le Thi Thu Hang said Vietnamregrets that some contents in the remarks of PM Lee at the 18th Shangri-La Dialogue and on his Facebook page did not objectively reflect thehistorical truth, causing negative impact on public opinions.
The contribution and sacrifice by Vietnam in the jointefforts with Cambodian people to end the Khmer Rouge genocide regime have beenwidely recognised, Hang said.
On November 16, 2018, the Extraordinary Chambers in theCourts of Cambodia (ECCC) issued a verdict on the crime against humanitycommitted by the Khmer Rouge.
The ruling reflected objectively the historical truth,enforcing justice and making fair restitution to the victims, which waswelcomed by the international community and the United Nations.-VNA
The ministry’s spokesperson expressed regret for SingaporeanPrime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s Facebook post on May 31, saying that theremarks show that Singapore supports the genocidal regime and wants the genocidalregime to return to Cambodia.
Singapore was thehost of the tripartite meeting that led to the formation of the coalitiongovernment of the Democratic Cambodia, which had prolonged the war and thesuffering of Cambodian people for another 10 years. It was an act against thesurvival of the Cambodian people, he said.
The spokespersonsaid the statement is also an insult to the sacrifice of the Vietnamesemilitary volunteers who helped liberate Cambodia from the genocidal regime.
Earlier on June 4,Spokesperson of the Vietnamese Foreign Ministry Le Thi Thu Hang said Vietnamregrets that some contents in the remarks of PM Lee at the 18th Shangri-La Dialogue and on his Facebook page did not objectively reflect thehistorical truth, causing negative impact on public opinions.
The contribution and sacrifice by Vietnam in the jointefforts with Cambodian people to end the Khmer Rouge genocide regime have beenwidely recognised, Hang said.
On November 16, 2018, the Extraordinary Chambers in theCourts of Cambodia (ECCC) issued a verdict on the crime against humanitycommitted by the Khmer Rouge.
The ruling reflected objectively the historical truth,enforcing justice and making fair restitution to the victims, which waswelcomed by the international community and the United Nations.-VNA
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