A ceremony was held in Ho Chi Minh City on January 6 to mark the 36thanniversary of the victory of the southwest border defence war andthe joint victory of Vietnam and Cambodia over the genocidal Khmer Rougeregime (January 7,1979-2015).
The event was organised bythe Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations and the Vietnam-CambodiaFriendship Association in HCM City.
Addressingthe ceremony, Chairman of the Vietnam-Cambodia Friendship Association inHCM City Truong Minh Nhut said January 7, 1979 has become a historicmilestone of the pure and faithful international solidarity and specialfriendship between Vietnam and Cambodia.
He said the victory saved Cambodia from the genocidal PolPot-Ieng Sary-Khieu Samphone regime and took the country into a new eraof independence, freedom and revival, adding that it also opened a newpage in the relations between the two countries.
Nhut noted that the year 2014 continued to see the exchange ofhigh-level visits between the two countries, reflecting the importancethat both countries attach to their traditional friendship andcooperative ties.
On his part,Cambodian Consul General in HCM City Sim Sokhom stressed that withoutthe timely help of Vietnamese voluntary soldiers, there would not be theJanuary 7 victory, and without the January 7 victory, the Cambodiancountry and nation would not be able to exist and achieve the currentdevelopment and accomplishments.
He expressedhis gratitude to the Vietnamese heroic voluntary soldiers and expertsfor all they did for Cambodia, adding that no individual can distorthistory and the traditional solidarity and friendship which are deeplyrooted in the two countries’ history and the people’s heart.-VNA
The event was organised bythe Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations and the Vietnam-CambodiaFriendship Association in HCM City.
Addressingthe ceremony, Chairman of the Vietnam-Cambodia Friendship Association inHCM City Truong Minh Nhut said January 7, 1979 has become a historicmilestone of the pure and faithful international solidarity and specialfriendship between Vietnam and Cambodia.
He said the victory saved Cambodia from the genocidal PolPot-Ieng Sary-Khieu Samphone regime and took the country into a new eraof independence, freedom and revival, adding that it also opened a newpage in the relations between the two countries.
Nhut noted that the year 2014 continued to see the exchange ofhigh-level visits between the two countries, reflecting the importancethat both countries attach to their traditional friendship andcooperative ties.
On his part,Cambodian Consul General in HCM City Sim Sokhom stressed that withoutthe timely help of Vietnamese voluntary soldiers, there would not be theJanuary 7 victory, and without the January 7 victory, the Cambodiancountry and nation would not be able to exist and achieve the currentdevelopment and accomplishments.
He expressedhis gratitude to the Vietnamese heroic voluntary soldiers and expertsfor all they did for Cambodia, adding that no individual can distorthistory and the traditional solidarity and friendship which are deeplyrooted in the two countries’ history and the people’s heart.-VNA
