June 26, 2024 | 21:05 (GMT+7)
Military Broadcasting Center and Cambodian Department of Information hold talks
PANO - The talks between the Military Broadcasting Center under the General Department of Political Affairs of the Vietnam People’s Army and the Department of Information under the General Department of Defense Service of the Cambodian Ministry of National Defense took place in Hanoi on June 25 under the co-chair of their heads Major General Nguyen Kim Ton and Lieutenant General Veng Sokheng.
Gen. Ton emphasized that one of the major tasks of the center is covering and disseminating information about Cambodia’s achievements, its military’s constant development, and the solidarity, friendship and mutual support between the two countries in general and the two militaries in particular.
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Maj. Gen. Nguyen Kim Ton (center), Director of the Military Broadcasting Center, speaks at the event. |
He highlighted the Cambodian delegation’s visit, saying that it was a chance for the two sides to exchange and define cooperation orientations in a practical manner so as to further popularize the two countries and militaries’ friendly relations.
As Cambodia and Vietnam are neighbors with traditional solidarity and mutual support, Gen. Veng Sokheng emphasized that the military and people of Cambodia never forget the support of their counterparts from Vietnam in the past national liberation, helping Cambodia escape from the Pol Pot genocidal regiment, and in current national construction and development. He said the visit would help boost the friendship between the two militaries.
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Lt. Gen. Veng Sokheng and other member of the Cambodian delegation at the talks |
At the event, the two sides learned about each other’s organizational and operational structure. They agreed to strengthen cooperation in preserving historical memories, refuting wrongful allegations aiming to separate the two countries’ solidarity, exchanging television works on the two militaries, disseminating information about the two countries and militaries’ solidarity, the great support from Vietnamese volunteer troops and advisors for Cambodian troops and people during national salvation, building and development, and the search, collection and repatriation of remains of Vietnamese troops and advisors who sacrificed their lives in wartime in Cambodia.
Both sides were unanimous in inviting each other's reporters to cover major events of each country and military when permitted by the leaders of both sides and having field trips to learn from each side's experience to widely popularize the images of the two militaries.
Translated by Mai Huong