(PLO) – Even though 45 years have passed, memories of the heroic days of fighting at the Southwest border battlefield, liberating Cambodia from the genocidal Khmer Rouge regime, are still intact.
On January 6, the Vietnam-Cambodia Friendship Association of Hanoi City and the Vietnam-Cambodia Friendship Association of Former Volunteer Soldiers of Front 479 in the Hanoi area held a meeting to celebrate the 45th anniversary of Victory Day in the War of Protection. Southwest border of the Fatherland, together with the Cambodian army and people to defeat the genocidal regime (January 7, 1979 – January 7, 2024).
Attending the meeting were Ms. Chea Kimtha, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Cambodia to Vietnam; General Do Ba Ty, former Vice Chairman of the National Assembly; Deputy Secretary of Hanoi Party Committee Nguyen Van Phong; generals, Heroes of the People’s Armed Forces, and international delegates.
In addition, there were also the participation of 200 veterans, former volunteer soldiers, and former Vietnamese experts who fought and worked in Cambodia along with Cambodian students.
At the meeting, Chairman of the Hanoi Women’s Union and Chairman of the Vietnam-Cambodia Friendship Association of the City Le Kim Anh affirmed that Vietnam and Cambodia are two friendly and friendly neighbors who have good relations. unite, stick together, and help each other throughout history. In the resistance war against the common enemy, the French colonialists and the American imperialists, Vietnam and Cambodia worked side by side to overcome many hardships and sacrifices to reach the final victory.
Immediately after the successful end of the resistance war against the US to save the country in 1975, the Cambodian people, before they could enjoy peace, fell into a great national tragedy caused by the reactionary group Pol Pot-Ieng Sary. Regarding Vietnam, they have distorted history, provoked, and seriously violated Vietnam’s independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity…
To protect the sacred sovereignty of the Fatherland, protect the lives and property of the people and respond to the urgent call of the Cambodian National Solidarity Front for National Salvation, with the noble international spirit of “helping friends”. is to help ourselves”, the Vietnamese volunteer army together with the Cambodian revolutionary armed forces launched a general counter-attack/strategic offensive across the entire border, expelling the Khmer Rouge from the territory, liberating the people. Cambodia escaped hell on earth – the brutal genocidal regime.
On January 7, 1979, Phnom Penh (Cambodia) was completely liberated.
At the meeting, although 45 years have passed, in the memories of Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and former experts, profound memories of fighting with their comrades, comrades and the Cambodian people still remain intact. fought on the southwest border battlefield of the Fatherland, liberating Cambodia from the genocidal Khmer Rouge regime; join hands to overcome the consequences of the genocidal regime, revive the country of Chua Thap…
Colonel Le Cuong, former Head of the Propaganda Department of Division 302, Front 479, former Deputy Director of the Propaganda Department, General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People’s Army, shared more than 10 years of fighting alliance with Cambodia, knowing Many Vietnamese experts and volunteer soldiers have devoted their entire youth to noble international duty, and many martyrs’ remains have not yet been found.
Tens of thousands of comrades returned home with injuries and illnesses after completing their missions. The blood of the Heroic Martyrs of Vietnam and Cambodia has merged into a deep source, cultivating the friendship of the two countries forever, carving into history an immortal bas-relief, a towering monument to the spirit of the two countries. The international god is of great purity and creates a beautiful cultural value.
As the young generation of Cambodia, born in peace, Chhon Sreyni, a Cambodian student studying in Vietnam, expressed through each page of history, the young generation of Cambodia understands why the Vietnam Friendship Monument -Cambodia is built on many provinces and cities of the Kingdom of Cambodia.
That is the gratitude of the State, people and People’s Army of the two countries to the Heroes, Martyrs of the Vietnamese Volunteer Army and the officers and soldiers who fell for the independence and freedom of the nation. , for the prosperous development of the two countries’ people, are works with profound historical and cultural value. This is also a vivid symbol of the affection, solidarity, and courage of the soldiers and people of Vietnam and Cambodia.
At the celebration, the Organizing Committee awarded 50 gifts to veterans, former volunteers, former experts and representatives of Cambodian students in Vietnam.
(PLO) – The Prime Ministers of the three countries affirmed to continue strengthening solidarity between the three countries in ensuring national security, building and developing the country.
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