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Laos, Cambodia congratulate Vietnam on army’s 70th anniversary

The Central Committee of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party has congratulated the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee on the 70 th founding anniversary of the Vietnam People’s Army (December 22).

The Central Committee of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party hascongratulated the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee on the 70th founding anniversary of the Vietnam People’s Army (December 22).

In its congratulatory message, the Lao Party Central Committeenoted that every victory made by the Vietnamese revolution had thededication and huge sacrifices of the Vietnam People’s Army.

Itcited the 1954 Dien Bien Phu historic victory that put an end to Frenchcolonialism in Indochina and the 1975 Ho Chi Minh campaign that led tosouthern liberation and national unification as examples.

Theabove successes opened up a new chapter in the struggle for nationalindependence and justice all over the world, it said.

Themessage conveyed the gratitude from the Party, State, army and people ofLaos to the Vietnamese counterparts for standing side by side with themduring the past fight for national independence and the current processof national construction and defence, ultimately bringing the cause ofnational liberation to a complete triumph and the whole nation to thenext level of development.

The Lao Party Central Committeepraised the Vietnamese Party, State, army and people for furtherfostering the friendship, special solidarity and comprehensivecooperation between the two Parties, States and peoples.

Atthe end of the message, it wished the Vietnamese people, under the soundleadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam, continued reaping greaterachievements in national development, for the goal of having a strongcountry with rich people and a democratic, equitable and civilisedsociety.

It also wished for the everlasting friendship, special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation between Laos and Vietnam.

On the occasion, Chairman of the Cambodia People’s Party Chea Sim alsoextended congratulations to Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.

He wrote the Cambodia People’s Party, the Government, army andpeople of Cambodia are grateful for what the Vietnam People’s Army didto liberate them from the Pol Pot genocidal regime and will foreverremember the noble deed.

He said he expected that thetraditional friendship and all-round cooperation between the twocountries will unceasingly grow.-VNA

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