January 05, 2019 | 22:00 (GMT+7)
Exhibition marks the victory over the Southwestern border protection war
PANO - The Department of Politics of Military Region 5 on January 4 opened an exhibition themed "Armed Forces of Military Region 5 - 10 years performing a noble international mission in Cambodia (1979-1989)”, on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the victory of the Southwestern border protection war and the joint victory of the Vietnamese and Cambodian peoples over the genocidal regime.
The exhibition features more than 200 documents, images, artifacts with historical values, focusing on main topics such as overview of the establishment of the Vietnam People's Army and the armed forces of MR 5; troops of MR 5 fighting in the Southwestern border protection war and doing the international mission in Cambodia; and strengthening solidarity between the armed forces of Military Region 5 and the Royal Cambodian Army's Military Region 1.
The exhibition aimed to promote information dissemination on the Southwestern border protection war and joint cooperation between Vietnamese troops and people and Cambodian armed forces and people in overthrowing the genocidal regime.
The event was also a chance to recall the glorious victory on January 7, 1979; and paid tribute to great contributions of Vietnamese troops and people in serving the noble international mission.
The exhibition will run till January 12.
Translated by Lam Anh