Cambodian military alumni gather in HCM City
A meeting was held in Ho Chi Minh City on December 17 for Military Zone 7 officials and soldiers and Cambodian alumni that formerly studied in Vietnam.
Deputy Defence Minister, Lieutenant General Nguyen Chi Vinh, stated Vietnam has helped Cambodia train tens of thousands of officers, including high-ranking officers now holding important positions in the Cambodian Parliament, Government and Army.
The meeting testifies to the solidarity, friendship and cooperation between the two peoples and armies, as well as between Military Zone 7 of Vietnam and the Cambodian Royal Army forces, he said.
Vinh said he believes that the relationship between the two sides, especially the younger generations of both countries, will be more practical and effective.
Defence Secretary Mung Somphone expressed his deep gratitude towards the Party, Government, Army and people of Vietnam for their valuable assistance to his country’s fight against the Pol Pot regime and its struggle for national liberation.
Tran Don, Commander of Military Zone 7, affirmed that the zone will work with Cambodian Royal Army units to strengthen cooperation activities. They will focus on education and training, border demarcation, building a border of peace and friendship as well as improving the living conditions of poor people living along the shared border.
On this occasion, the Cambodian delegation will visit Cambodian martyr’s cemetery in the southern provinces of Dong Nai and Ba Ria-Vung Tau.