Kien Giang extends greetings to Cambodia on Chol Chnam Thmay festival

Delegations from the southern province of Kien Giang have visited, extended greetings, and presented gifts to localities, agencies, and armed forces in Cambodia on the occasion of their Chol Chnam Thmay festival.
Kien Giang extends greetings to Cambodia on Chol Chnam Thmay festival ảnh 1The delegation of the Border Guard Command of Kien Giang province present gifts to the Military Sub-Region of Shihanouk province, Cambodia. (Photo: VNA)

Kien Giang (VNA) – Delegations fromthe southern province of Kien Giang have visited, extended greetings, andpresented gifts to localities, agencies, and armed forces in Cambodia on theoccasion of their Chol Chnam Thmay festival.

Heads of the delegations offered best regard and wishes to the Cambodian side and emphasised thatVietnam and Cambodia are neighbours with a long history and traditionalsolidarity.

Every year, on the occasion of the traditionalNew Year of each country, leaders of Cambodian bordering provinces/cities andarmed forces and Kien Giang province send delegations to visit and extend NewYear wishes as an annual practice to tighten the two sides’ solidarity and friendship.

Kien Giang and Cambodia’s border provinceshave kept promoting exchanges and cooperation in various fields includingculture, trade, tourism, people-to-people exchanges, and search and repatriation ofremains of Vietnamese experts and volunteers who died in the Cambodianbattlefield. Especially, the localities coordinate to ensure security andsafety along the two countries’ borders.

Receiving the Vietnamese delegations, Cambodian representatives thanked Kien Giangprovincial Party Committee, People's Council, People's Committee, and itsVietnam Fatherland Front for their greetings. They emphasised the valuable traditions and good neighbourship of thetwo countries and peoples./.

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