Phnom Penh (VNA) – Cambodian DefenceMinister Tea Bank and Commander of theRoyal Gendarmerie of Cambodia (RGC) Sao Sokha have valued thevaluable assistance of Vietnam’s Defence Ministry for the RGC and other armedforces of Cambodia in general.
They expressed their deep thanks to the Vietnamese ministry at a ceremony toinaugurate a Vietnamese-funded multifunctional training building at the RGCTraining Centre in Kampong Chahnang province on July 14.
Such assistance has helped modernise theCambodian army and improve the quality of its human resources, thus maintainingsecurity, stability and development in the country, they said.
The building, the biggest training facility of the RGC Training Centre, is avivid manifestation for the solidarity, friendship and cooperation between thetwo countries, they added.
Also at the ceremony, the Royal Cambodian Armykicked off construction of the headquarters of the RGC Training Centre, alsofunded by the Vietnamese ministry.
This also forms part of activities to mark the Vietnam-CambodiaFriendship Year and the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam – Cambodia diplomaticties, he said.-VNA