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Art performance praises Vietnam-Laos-Cambodia friendship

An art programme highlighting the friendship between Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia was held in Hanoi on August 17 to mark the VN-Cambodia Friendship Year and the VN-Laos Friendship and Solidarity Year.
Art performance praises Vietnam-Laos-Cambodia friendship ảnh 1An art performance at the event (Source: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – An art programme highlighting the friendship between Vietnam,Laos and Cambodia was held in Hanoi on August 17 as part of activities to markthe Vietnam-Cambodia Friendship Year and the Vietnam-Laos Friendship andSolidarity Year.

Theevent saw the presence of Vietnam’s Politburo member and Minister of PublicSecurity To Lam, Cambodia’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Home AffairsSar Kheng, and Laos’s Minister of Security Somkeo Silavon, among others.

Speakingat the programme, Minister To Lam affirmed that Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia arethe three close neighbours which have time-honoured relations.

Inspite of many ups and downs of their history, the ties between Vietnam and Laosand between Vietnam and Cambodia have become closer, he added.

Theart programme was significant as it celebrated the 50th anniversaryof Vietnam-Cambodia diplomatic ties and the 55th anniversary ofVietnam-Laos diplomatic relations.

Manyperformances took place at the event, extolling the traditional and specialfriendship between the three nations. -VNA
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