The Cambodian official, who is also Chairwoman of theCambodia - Vietnam Friendship Association, expressed her delight to visit Vietnam and attend a ceremony marking the 55th anniversary of the twonations’ diplomatic relations held in Hanoi on the same day.
She stressed that during the past over five decades, the Vietnamese and Cambodian parties and people have always stood side by side andthanked the great assistance of Vietnam’s Party, State, army, and people forCambodia in its struggle for national liberation and escaping from the Pol Potgenocidal regime as well as its national construction and development cause.
With pleasure, she lauded the all-round growth of the countries’good neighbourliness, traditional friendship and comprehensive, sustainable and long-term cooperation.
For his part, Trong underscored the important meaning of the Vietnam-Cambodia Friendship Year, particularly the celebration of the 55th anniversary of diplomatic relations and the 45th anniversary of Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen’s pathto overthrow the Pol Pot genocidal regime.
Congratulating Cambodia on its achievements across spheres, theParty leader said he is happy to see the bilateral relations continuouslyconsolidated and developed and thanked Cambodia for its companionship and support for Vietnam during different revolutionary periods.
Trong emphasised the significance of solidarity and mutual helpbetween the Parties and people of Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia that was stronglyaffirmed at a meeting of their Party leaders. He requested the three Partiesand countries continue to promote their cooperation following orientations set atthe meeting.
He also took the occasion to send his warm regards to CambodianKing Norodom Sihamoni, CPP Chairman and Prime Minister Hun Sen, and other Cambodianleaders./.
VNA