Cambodian Consul General in Ho Chi Minh City Im Hen expressed his deep gratitude to the Party, Government, ex-volunteer soldiers and experts of Vietnam for their valuable support for Cambodian people to escape from the Pol Pot genocidal regime (January 7, 1979).

He said the progressive development that Cambodia gained in all aspects over the past 39 years was attributed to the close collaboration between the two countries’ Parties, Governments and people, particularly the assistance of Vietnam and Ho Chi Minh City, in the difficult periods in the 1980s and 1990s.

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Cambodian Consul General in Ho Chi Minh City Im Hen speaks at the event to mark the 39th anniversary of Cambodia’s victory over the Pol Pot genocidal regime.

The two sides have been actively nurturing and reinforcing their sound neighborliness, traditional friendship and comprehensive cooperation to bring practical benefits for people in the respective nations.

Chairman of the Vietnam-Cambodia Friendship Association’s chapter in Ho Chi Minh City Truong Minh Nhut highlighted January 7 as a historical milestone of the special solidarity and friendship between Vietnam and Cambodia, saying the day marked Cambodia escaping from the genocidal regime to enter in an era of independence, freedom and revival, and it also opened a new chapter in the bilateral neighborliness.

He noted that in 2017, the association implemented over 20 cooperation activities with Cambodia on the occasion of the 50th founding anniversary of diplomatic ties such as celebrating big holidays, promoting people-to-people exchanges, presenting gifts to Cambodian students in Ho Chi Minh city, organizing art and cultural exchange programs, and launching social welfare programs in assistance of poor Cambodian people.

Source: VNA