Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen speaks at the ceremony marking the victory day against the genocidal regime. (Source: VNA)Phnom Penh (VNA) – The Cambodian People’sParty (CPP) held a ceremony at its headquarters in Phnom Penh on January 7 tomark the 38th anniversary of January 7 Victory Day.
The event saw the participation of about 10,000people, including representatives of parties, senior official of the NationalAssembly, Senate, Government, ministries and sectors as well as representativesfrom diplomatic missions and international organizations in Phnom Penh.
Speaking at the ceremony, CPP President and PrimeMinister Samdech Hun Sen said the ceremony was organised in the spirit ofprofound commemoration and gratefulness to soldiers and patriots of theKampuchean United Front for National Salvation and voluntary Vietnamese soldierswho fought and sacrificed their lives for the cause to overthrow the Khmer Rougeregime and save the Cambodian people from Pol Pot’s genocidal disaster.
The ceremony also aims to express thanks to allpeace-loving people in the world who gave support to Cambodia’s revolutionarycause, as well as remember and pray for three million Khmer people who died in thebrutally genocidal regime, he added.
After recalling the history of Cambodia from the 1970sto the darkest years from 1975 to 1979 under the genocidal regime, CPP PresidentHun Sen highlighted that during the darkest days, officials and soldiers of theCPP who survived under the Pol Pot regime came together to establish the KampucheanUnited Front for National Salvation on December 2, 1978 to lead the Cambodianpeople to stand up, along with great and effective help from voluntary Vietnamesesoldiers, to fight the genocidal regime to win the historic victory on January7, 1979.
The January 7 victory saved lives of the Cambodianpeople in a timely manner and gained back for the people their rights andfreedom, Hun Sen said, adding that Cambodia ended its darkest period andushered in a new era of independence, freedom, democracy and social progress,contributing to peace and security in the region.
This is a historic truth that no force could distort or destroy, he emphasised.
He also highlighted all achievements Cambodia hasachieved over the past 38 years, especially an average economic growth rate of7.7 percent in recent years.
He said the CPP will strive to solve all issues basedon national reconciliation and solidarity while enhancing cooperation withpolitical parties, civil social organisation and other social organsations sharingviewpoints in developing the country and serving the people’s interests.-VNA
