Can Tho gathering marks traditional New Year of Khmer, Cambodian people
A gathering was held on April 1 for Khmer ethnic members of the Vietnam - Cambodia Friendship Association in Can Tho and Cambodian students of universities in this Mekong Delta city to mark Chol Chnam Thmay, the traditional New Year festival of Khmer people.
Cambodian Consul General in HCM City Sok Dareth and his spouse (left) present congratulatory flowers to the gathering in Can Tho on April 1. (Photo: VNA)
Can Tho (VNA) – A gatheringwas held on April 1 for Khmer ethnic members of the Vietnam - Cambodia FriendshipAssociation in Can Tho and Cambodian students of universities in this MekongDelta city to mark Chol Chnam Thmay, the traditional New Year festival of Khmerpeople.
Nguyen Van Can, Chairman of the friendshipassociation, said 2022 is a special year for the two countries as they willcelebrate the 55th founding anniversary of their diplomatic ties (June24, 1967 - 2022).
A wide range of activities will be organisedthroughout this year to mark the anniversary, including gatherings, culinary -cultural - sports exchanges between Cambodian and Can Tho students,a seminar on the countries’ friendship, and contests exploring bilateralrelations.
Those activities will help not onlymaintain and develop the neighbourliness, traditional friendship, andcomprehensive cooperation between Vietnam and Cambodia but also educate people,especially the young, on the importance of nurturing the countries’ ties in thenew context, according to Can.
Theassociation will also boost people-to-people exchange and social activities inCambodia, he went on, adding that it will work to help develop Can Tho’s twin relationswith Kompong Chhnang and Battampang provinces of Cambodia and increase itsmembership, thereby contributing to the Vietnam - Cambodia friendship,solidarity, and all-round cooperation.
Addressing the event, Cambodian ConsulGeneral in HCM City Sok Dareth highly valued the Can Tho association’s active contributions to people-to-people diplomacy, noting that during COVID-19outbreaks, many humanitarian organisations have donated medical supplies to frontlinesforces while assisting low-income earners and disadvantaged students in Cambodia.
He affirmed that the Cambodian Consulate General in HCM City will exert moreefforts to bring the relationship with Can Tho to a new height in order to helpintensify the two countries’ relations.
The diplomat also expressed his hopethat the connections between Can Tho and Phnom Penh capital, Battambang, andother localities and agencies of Cambodia will be increasingly reinforced inthe time ahead./.
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Cambodian Consul General in HCM City Sok Dareth and his spouse (left) present congratulatory flowers to the gathering in Can Tho on April 1. (Photo: VNA) 
