Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (L) and Cambodian PM Hun Sen (R). (Photo: VNA) On this day 45 years ago, after crossing the Cambodia -Vietnam border and arriving in Binh Phuoc, Hun Sen, who was then a lieutenantcolonel and a regiment commander of Region 21 in eastern Cambodia, and his comrades decided to seek helpfrom Vietnam to overthrow the Pol Pot genocidal regime to regain peace for hishomeland.
Thanks to the Vietnamese Party, State, and people’sassistance, they took gradual steps to set up the Kampuchean United Front forNational Salvation and, together with Vietnamese volunteer soldiers, completelydefeated the genocidal regime on January 7, 1979, saving millions of Cambodians fromthe genocidal disaster.
Speaking at the ceremony, PM Chinh said that the event ismore significant in the context that the two countries are celebrating the 55th anniversary of the establishment of bilateral diplomatic ties (June 24), andCambodia successfully organising the commune/ward council elections for thefifth tenure on June 5.
Condemning the genocide caused to the Cambodian people aswell as the brutal aggression crimes committed by the Pol Pot gang against theVietnamese people, Chinh affirmed that Vietnam shared difficulties with andwholeheartedly helped Cambodia build up forces for its revolution; and supportedand coordinated with the Cambodian uprising forces to fight thereactionary Pol Pot group.
He said that the celebration not only reminded of the startof the struggle for justice, but also was a vivid manifestation of the friendshipand solidarity between Vietnam and Cambodia.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh speaks at the event. (Photo: VNA) PM Hun Sen, for his part, stressed that the history proved that without thejourney to overthrow the Pol Pot regime starting on June 20 and the subsequent events, Cambodia could not have had what it is having today.
He once again affirmed the soundness of Vietnam’s act, as Vietnamese volunteer soldiers joined hands with the Cambodian people in their strugglefor national liberation, thus helping them get rid of the genocidal regime.
The two PMs expressed their delight at the fine developmentof the tradition friendship, solidarity and comprehensivecooperation between the two countries, which has brought about substantive benefits for the two peoplesand contributed to peace, stability and development in the region and theworld over.
He affirmed the importance attached to the goodneighbourliness, time-honoured friendship and all-round cooperation between thetwo countries.
On this occasion, the two leaders visited several works in TechoKoh Thmar X16 historic site in Memot district, and cut a ribbon to inaugurate theCambodia-Vietnam Friendship House there.
Earlier in the morning, PM Chinh welcomed his Cambodiancounterpart in Binh Phuoc province./.
He once again affirmed the soundness of Vietnam’s act, as Vietnamese volunteer soldiers joined hands with the Cambodian people in their strugglefor national liberation, thus helping them get rid of the genocidal regime.
The two PMs expressed their delight at the fine developmentof the tradition friendship, solidarity and comprehensivecooperation between the two countries, which has brought about substantive benefits for the two peoplesand contributed to peace, stability and development in the region and theworld over.
He affirmed the importance attached to the goodneighbourliness, time-honoured friendship and all-round cooperation between thetwo countries.
On this occasion, the two leaders visited several works in TechoKoh Thmar X16 historic site in Memot district, and cut a ribbon to inaugurate theCambodia-Vietnam Friendship House there.
Earlier in the morning, PM Chinh welcomed his Cambodiancounterpart in Binh Phuoc province./.
VNA
