Inauguration of CVA headquarters showcases Vietnam-Cambodia solidarity
The new headquarters of the Central Committee of the Cambodian Veterans’ Association (CVA), funded by the Vietnamese Ministry of National Defence, was inaugurated and put into use in Kien Svay district, the Cambodian province of Kandal on January 4.
The new headquarters of the Central Committee of the Cambodian Veterans’ Association. (Photo: VNA)
Phnom Penh (VNA) – Thenew headquartersof the Central Committee of the Cambodian Veterans’ Association (CVA), fundedby the Vietnamese Ministry of National Defence, was inaugurated and put intouse in Kien Svay district, the Cambodian province of Kandal on January 4.
Theevent was part of activities marking the 45th anniversary of Cambodia’s victory over the Pol Pot genocidalregime (January 7).
In his speech,Vietnamese Ambassador to Cambodia Nguyen Huy Tang hailed achievements made bythe CVA over the past 16 years under the sound leadership of President of the Cambodian People's Party(CPP) Samdech Techo Hun Sen, who is also Chairman of the Supreme AdvisoryCouncil of the King of Cambodia and CVA President; as well as tirelessefforts by Senior Minister Gen. Kun Kim, who is also CVA Vice President and SecretaryGeneral, to improve material and spiritual well-being of Cambodian veterans.
Hesaid Vietnam always considers Cambodia's success as its own and attachesimportance to the close-knit solidarity and friendship between the States, Governments,defence ministries and people of both countries.
Thenew building of the CVA Central Committee holds great significance, serving as tangible evidence of the robust solidarity, friendship and cooperation betweenthe two defence ministries and veterans' associations in particular, he said.
Hewished for further support from the Cambodian Government, the CVA and thespecialised committee responsible for searching, collecting, and repatriating remainsof Vietnamese voluntary soldiers who sacrificed their lives in Cambodia during the wartime.
Reflectingon the CVA's achievements since its inception, Gen. Kun Kim particularlypraised its foreign affairs activities, including the annual exchange thatfacilitates the sharing of experience between the two veterans' associations.
Thebuilding's construction started on November 25, 2018 and was completed on October 28, 2019at a total cost of 758,200 USD, with 558,200 USD contributed by the Vietnamesedefense ministry.
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On the occasion, Gen. Kun Kim conferredthe prestigious Royal Order of Monisaraphon of Cambodia upon Ambassador Tang./.
Cambodia’s January 7 Victory reflected the pure and sincere international solidarity between Cambodian and Vietnamese people, opening a new page in the nations’ fine friendship and good neighbourliness, said Uch Leang, deputy head of the Department of Asian, African and Middle Eastern Studies under the Royal Academy of Cambodia (RAC)’s Institute of International Relations.
The Ho Chi Minh City Union of Friendship Organisations (HUFO) held a gathering on January 9 in celebration of 44 years since the victory of the fight to defend the southwestern border and, together with the Cambodian army and people, defeat the Pol Pot genocidal regime (January 7, 1979).
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Cambodia’s victory over the Pol Pot genocidal regime (January 7, 1979) demonstrates the solidarity between Vietnamese and Cambodian peoples and armies, opening up a new page for the bilateral friendship and neighbourliness, according to an article published on the website of the Royal Academy of Cambodia (RAC).
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The new headquarters of the Central Committee of the Cambodian Veterans’ Association. (Photo: VNA) 
