Ho Chi Minh City exhibition highlights Vietnam-Laos-Cambodia solidarity

Despite changes in the global and regional landscape, the special friendship and solidarity among Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia continue to be strengthened and expanded across various fields, including economy, culture, education, national defence and security.

Students visit the exhibition (Photo: VNA)
Students visit the exhibition (Photo: VNA)

Ho Chi Minh City (VNA) — More than 150 documents, photographs and artifacts highlighting the special solidarity among Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia are being showcased at a thematic exhibition that opened on March 7 at the Lao student dormitory in Xuan Hoa ward, Ho Chi Minh City.

The exhibition, titled “The Special Solidarity and Friendship among Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia,” is jointly organised by the Ton Duc Thang Museum, the municipal Youth Union and the Ho Chi Minh City Union of Friendship Organisations. The event marks the 75th anniversary of the establishment of the united front of the alliance of Vietnamese, Lao and Cambodian people (March 11, 1951 – 2026), while also commemorating the 46th anniversary of the passing of Vietnamese President Ton Duc Thang.

Speaking at the opening ceremony, Pham Thanh Nam, Director of the Ton Duc Thang Museum, said the exhibition aims to recall and honour the tradition of special solidarity among the three countries. This invaluable historical legacy was forged during the struggles for national independence and continues to be preserved and promoted in the cause of national construction and defence in each country today.

Through more than 150 documents, images and artifacts, the exhibition, which will run through March 31, recreates the proud historical journey of the solidarity among the three nations. It also serves as an educational activity to promote revolutionary traditions and foster a spirit of sincere international friendship among younger generations, particularly Lao and Cambodian students currently studying in Ho Chi Minh City.

Nguyen Thi Thanh Thuy, Deputy Director of the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Culture and Sports, stated that despite changes in the global and regional landscape, the special friendship and solidarity among Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia continue to be strengthened and expanded across various fields, including economy, culture, education, national defence and security.

Ho Chi Minh City has consistently promoted people-to-people exchanges, and traditional education activities and created favourable conditions for Lao and Cambodian students studying in the city, thereby contributing to nurturing the enduring friendship among the three nations, she added./.

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