Cambodia’s Ministry of Defence inaugurated a new Vietnam-funded barrack for army training units under the elite Brigade 70 of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF) on March 31.
Attendants at the opening ceremony included Cambodian RCAF Commander-in-Chief General Pol Saroeun and Vietnamese Defence Attaché to Cambodia Colonel Nguyen Anh Dung.
General Pol Saroeun thanked Vietnam’s Ministry of Defence (MOD) on behalf of the RCAF for its support and significant contributions to the forces’ development in recent years.
The two nations have maintained strong defence cooperation, facilitating the growing traditional bilateral ties, he said.
According to Colonel Nguyen Anh Dung, the barrack was the sixth of its kind to be constructed in Cambodia using 100,000 USD in financial aid from Vietnam’s MOD.
The facility comprises a residential area, a catering place and tank garages.
Vietnam will provide an additional 4 million USD to the RCAF for its capital construction under the Vietnam-Cambodia protocol for defence cooperation as inked earlier this year.-VNA
Attendants at the opening ceremony included Cambodian RCAF Commander-in-Chief General Pol Saroeun and Vietnamese Defence Attaché to Cambodia Colonel Nguyen Anh Dung.
General Pol Saroeun thanked Vietnam’s Ministry of Defence (MOD) on behalf of the RCAF for its support and significant contributions to the forces’ development in recent years.
The two nations have maintained strong defence cooperation, facilitating the growing traditional bilateral ties, he said.
According to Colonel Nguyen Anh Dung, the barrack was the sixth of its kind to be constructed in Cambodia using 100,000 USD in financial aid from Vietnam’s MOD.
The facility comprises a residential area, a catering place and tank garages.
Vietnam will provide an additional 4 million USD to the RCAF for its capital construction under the Vietnam-Cambodia protocol for defence cooperation as inked earlier this year.-VNA
