Phnom Penh (VNA) – A delegation ledby Vietnamese Ambassador to Cambodia Nguyen Huy Tang offered incense at the Vietnam– Cambodia Friendship Monument in Phnom Penh on December 17, on the occasion ofthe 77th anniversary of Vietnam People’s Army (December 22) and the32nd anniversary of All-People Defence Festival (December 22).
In the morning the same day, a delegation of the Royal Cambodian Armyled by Secretary of State of the Defence Ministry Gen. Chieng Am laid a wreathat the Vietnam Friendship Monument.
Earlier on December 9, the Royal Cambodian Army, theUnited Front for National Salvation and authorities of Svay Rieng province helda ceremony to start construction of the Vietnam – Cambodia Friendship Monumentin the province.
On the occasion, the Vietnamese ConsulateGenerals in Preah Sihanouk and Battambang provinces also organised ceremonies to commemorate Vietnamese fallen martyrs./.