Vietnamese, Cambodian young military officers strengthen ties
An exchange was held on March 16 in the southern province of Tay Ninh between young officers from Tay Ninh’s Military High Command and the Military Sub-region 4 under the Cambodian Royal Army.
Young military officers of Vietnam and Cambodia at the exchange (Phôt: qdnc.cn)
TayNinh (VNA) – An exchange was held on March 16in the southern province of Tay Ninh between young officers from Tay Ninh’sMilitary High Command and the Military Sub-region 4 under the Cambodian Royal Army,which covers four border provinces of TbongKhmum, SvayRieng, Prey Veng andOtdomenchay.
The event aimed to foster and promote the long-standingtraditional solidarity and friendship between the two armies and countries,while raising awareness of the ties to strengthen cooperation in crushing allschemes to harm the nations’ solidarity, creating a peaceful and stableenvironment for the bilateral ties’ growth.
Addressing the event, Lieutenant General Pham Van Dy,Political Commissar of the Military Zone 7, said that throughout their history,Vietnam and Cambodia have shared close relations and walked hand in hand in thefight against invaders to regain independence and freedom.
Together, the two sides also fought the Pol Pot genocidalregime for the happiness of people and peace in each country as well as in theregion and the world, he noted.
In recent years, their comprehensive cooperation has beenpromoted in an effective way, he said, citing the Military Zone 7 has set uptwin relations with theMilitary Zones 2 and 4 as well as the Infantry HighCommand of the Cambodia Royal Army, while the armed forces of Tay Ninh andCambodia’s Military Sub-region 4 have also enjoyed sound partnership.
Meanwhile, Chuong So Van Tha, Commander of the CambodianRoyal Army’s Military Zone 2, said that without the support of Vietnamesesoldiers in the fight against Pol Pot, there is no Cambodia today.
He called on Cambodian young military officers to be awareofhostile forces’ plots as well as make every effort to promoting the traditionalsolidarity and friendship between the two armies, thus defeating all schemes toseparate theneighbours.
Initially, the two sides should work together to complete landborder demarcation and marker planting to prevent any future conflict, headded.-VNA
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Young military officers of Vietnam and Cambodia at the exchange (Phôt: qdnc.cn) 
