A ceremony marking the debut of the Vietnam-Cambodia Friendship
Association of Kampong Chhnang province took place in the Cambodian
province on April 9.
Cambodia ’s permanent
Deputy Prime Minister Men Som On attended the event as Chairwoman of
the Cambodia-Vietnam Friendship Association.
Addressing the ceremony, Men Som On stressed the special solidarity
between Vietnam and Cambodia , saying that Cambodian people always
remember Vietnamese volunteer soldiers’ timely and effective assistance
to their country during the national liberation against the Khmer Rouge
genocidal regime in the past as well as the current national
construction and development.
The Vietnam-Cambodia
friendship and solidarity is an invaluable asset that needs to be
fostered and consolidated day by day, she said.
The
debut of the association is a vivid evidence for efforts to protect and
develop the special relationship between the two nations, she noted.
At the ceremony , Men Som On granted a decision to establish the
association, consisting of 19 members led by provincial governor Tuoch
Marim.
On the occasion, the Deputy PM presented the
Cambodian Government’s Friendship Order to some Vietnamese provincial
leaders who have made great contributions to the two countries’
relationship and Cambodia’s construction and development.-VNA