State President Nguyen Minh Triet on April 29 received delegates from Cambodia , Laos and Vietnam , who are attending a people-to-people friendship and cooperation meeting in Ho Chi Minh City.
The President welcomed the Cambodian and Lao delegations to the meeting, which takes place at a time when the Vietnamese people are celebrating the 35th anniversary of the South’s liberation and the nation’s reunification. This reflects the solidarity and sentiments that the Cambodian and Lao people have extended to their Vietnamese counterparts, he said.
Despite their different conditions and situations, the three countries share a traditional history of struggling against foreign colonialists and imperialists, and supporting each other in the cause of national liberation, President Triet noted.
He told the guests that reciprocal visits by leaders of the three nations in recent years and booming economic relationship demonstrate the continuous development of trust, solidarity, friendship and cooperation.
Deputy Prime Minister and Head of the Cambodian delegation Men Sam An thanked Vietnam for its valuable, timely and effective assistance to Cambodia ’s revolutionary cause and its fight against the genocide of the Khmer Rouge regime.
An, who is also President of the Cambodia-Vietnam Friendship Association, also conveyed deep condolences and gratitude to the families of Vietnamese volunteer officials and soldiers who had laid down their lives for the national liberation and recovery of Cambodia.
Vilayvong Bouddakham, Head of the Lao delegation and Vice President of the Laos-Vietnam Friendship Association, said the 1975 Great Spring Victory was important not only to the people of Vietnam but also to those of Laos and Cambodia.
The Lao people are always grateful for the wholehearted assistance provided by the Party, State and people of Vietnam over the past years, he said./.
The President welcomed the Cambodian and Lao delegations to the meeting, which takes place at a time when the Vietnamese people are celebrating the 35th anniversary of the South’s liberation and the nation’s reunification. This reflects the solidarity and sentiments that the Cambodian and Lao people have extended to their Vietnamese counterparts, he said.
Despite their different conditions and situations, the three countries share a traditional history of struggling against foreign colonialists and imperialists, and supporting each other in the cause of national liberation, President Triet noted.
He told the guests that reciprocal visits by leaders of the three nations in recent years and booming economic relationship demonstrate the continuous development of trust, solidarity, friendship and cooperation.
Deputy Prime Minister and Head of the Cambodian delegation Men Sam An thanked Vietnam for its valuable, timely and effective assistance to Cambodia ’s revolutionary cause and its fight against the genocide of the Khmer Rouge regime.
An, who is also President of the Cambodia-Vietnam Friendship Association, also conveyed deep condolences and gratitude to the families of Vietnamese volunteer officials and soldiers who had laid down their lives for the national liberation and recovery of Cambodia.
Vilayvong Bouddakham, Head of the Lao delegation and Vice President of the Laos-Vietnam Friendship Association, said the 1975 Great Spring Victory was important not only to the people of Vietnam but also to those of Laos and Cambodia.
The Lao people are always grateful for the wholehearted assistance provided by the Party, State and people of Vietnam over the past years, he said./.
