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Vietnam-Cambodia Friendship Monument inaugurated in Cambodia

The Vietnam-Cambodia Friendship Monument was inaugurated in Sen Monorom city, Mondolkiri province of Cambodia on January 1 on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the victory against the Pol Pot genocidal regime (January 7, 1979-2019).
Vietnam-Cambodia Friendship Monument inaugurated in Cambodia ảnh 1At the inauguration ceremony of the Vietnam-Cambodia Friendship Monument (Photo: VNA)

Phnom Penh(VNA) – The Vietnam-Cambodia Friendship Monument was inaugurated in Sen Monoromcity, Mondolkiri province of Cambodia on January 1 on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the victory against the Pol Pot genocidal regime (January 7,1979-2019).

The monument featuresVietnamese volunteer soldiers and their Cambodian peers firmly holding guns inprotection of a Cambodian mother holding her child.

It is built in an areaof 3,500 square metres, becoming a tourist site and a venue for cultural andhistorical education events of Mondulkiri province.

Addressing the event, NhemValy, Permanent Vice Chairman of the National Council of the Solidarity for theDevelopment of Cambodian Motherland, and Mondulkiri Governor Svay Som Ieng stressed that Cambodian people always keepin their mind the assistance and help of the Vietnamese volunteer soldiers in overthrowingthe Pol Pot genocidal regime which contributed to the revival and developmentof the nation and people of Cambodia.

Without the victoryagainst the Pol Pot genocidal regime on January 7, 1979, Cambodia would notbecome what it is today, they stated.

Meanwhile, VietnameseMilitary Attaché Nguyen Anh Dung highlighted the significance of the soundcooperation between the militaries and peoples of Vietnam and Cambodia. Hethanked the Cambodian side and Mondulkiri province for supporting the constructionof the monument.

Mondulkiri, borderingVietnam’s Dak Lak and Dak Nong province, has coordinated closely withVietnamese localities in building a shared border of peace, cooperation anddevelopment.

Over the past years,the province has worked with Vietnam to search and repatriate the remains of morethan 650 Vietnamese martyrs who died in Cambodia during the wars.-VNA
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