Tuesday, 23/10/2018 16:40 (GMT+7)
A Vietnam - Cambodia Friendship Monument was recently inaugurated in Kep, the capital city of Cambodia’s Kep province.
Delegates at the ceremony (Photo: vov.vn)
This is the 11th monument of its kind built under the direction of Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen and his Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Xuan Phuc.
The inauguration ceremony was attended by Ms. Men Saman, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of National Assembly - Senate Relations and Inspection and Head of the Cambodia - Vietnamese Friendship Association; Mr. Vu Quang Minh, Vietnamese Ambassador to Cambodia; Mr. Nguyen The Cuong, Vietnamese Consul General in Kep; and Mr. Nguyen Anh Dung, Vietnamese Military Attaché Colonel.
Speaking at the event, Deputy PM Men Sam An affirmed that the construction and inauguration of the monument is to commemorate and show gratitude to Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and Cambodian soldiers who sacrificed their blood for the liberation Cambodian people from the genocidal disaster.
She emphasized that the monument is a symbol of the friendship between the armies and peoples of the two countries, as well as their solidarity in liberating and reviving Cambodia.
Vietnamese Military Attaché Colonel Nguyen Anh Dung affirmed that the consensus of the leaders of the two countries in repairing, upgrading and building Vietnam- Cambodia Friendship Monuments across Cambodia shows the sound traditional friendship between the armies and peoples of the two countries./.
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