Vietnam’s volunteer soldiers commemorated in Cambodia
Volunteer Vietnamese soldiers who laid down their lives in the fight against the Khmer Rouge genocidal regime in Cambodia were commemorated at a ceremony in Phnom Penh on December 21.
A delegation of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces pays tribute to the volunteer Vietnamese soldiers at the Vietnam-Cambodia Friendship Monument in Phnom Penh (Photo: VNA)
Phnom Penh (VNA) – Volunteer Vietnamese soldiers who laid down their lives in the fightagainst the Khmer Rouge genocidal regime in Cambodia were commemorated at aceremony in Phnom Penh on December 21.
The ceremony, held at the Vietnam-CambodiaFriendship Monument in Phnom Penh, was attended by representatives of theVietnamese Embassy, relevant agencies, the Khmer-Vietnam Association, andVietnamese businesses and students in Cambodia.
Participants laid wreaths to pay tribute to theheroic martyrs, who helped to abolish the genocidal regime in January 1979.
On this occasion, a delegation of the RoyalCambodian Armed Forces led by Minister of State of the Defence Ministry ChhiengOm also laid a wreath and observed a minute’s silence in memory the volunteerVietnamese soldiers and experts.
As part of activities marking the victoryagainst the Khmer Rouge, the Vietnamese Embassy has held several sportstournaments between the two countries’ officials to enhance mutualunderstanding.
Also on December 21, the Vietnamese defenceattaché office hosted a banquet to celebrate the founding anniversary of theVietnam People’s Army (December 22, 1944). –VNA
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Vietnamese will do its utmost to preserve, protect and nurture the solidarity and comprehensive cooperation with Cambodia, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam and President Nguyen Phu Trong has said.
A friendship football open tournament began on December 15 by the Vietnamese Embassy in Cambodia to mark the 40th anniversary of the fall of the genocidal regime in the host country.
A national scientific seminar marking the 40th anniversary of victory in the southwestern border defence war and the joint victory of Vietnam and Cambodia over the genocidal regime (January 7, 1979-2019) will take place in the southern province of An Giang on December 28.
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Vietnam and Cambodia are hoped to strengthen their robust collaboration across various sectors, particularly in resolving remaining border issues to transform the border area into a zone of peace, friendship, cooperation, and development.
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A delegation of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces pays tribute to the volunteer Vietnamese soldiers at the Vietnam-Cambodia Friendship Monument in Phnom Penh (Photo: VNA) 
