A performance at a celebration of the victory over the Khmer Rouge in Phnom Penh on January 7 (Photo: AFP/VNA)Phnom Penh (VNA) – Press outlets in Cambodia havecarried many stories about the country’s victory over the Khmer Rouge genocidalregime 38 years ago, highlighting Vietnam’s role in that triumph.
The Kampuchea Thmey Daily quoted President ofthe Cambodian National Assembly Heng Samrin, who is also Honorary President ofthe ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP), as saying that the rule of the PolPot genocidal regime was a dark period in the country’s history.
He underlined his country’s changes in allfields since the victory was made on January 7, 1979, noting that without thattriumph, the current achievements would not have been attained.
The story also repeated his appreciation ofenormous assistance from Vietnamese volunteer soldiers who responded to thecall of the Kampuchean United Front for National Salvation, an organisationrepresenting the Cambodian people’s will, in the struggle against the KhmerRouge.
News websites of Cambodia such as the Voice ofDemocracy (VOD) and the Women’s Media Centre of Cambodia (WMC) also postedsimilar stories which read that the historic victory on January 7, 1979, waspartly attributable to Vietnam’s support.
At a recent celebration of the triumph,Cambodian Prime Minister and CPP President Samdech Hun Sen said that gloriousvictory timely saved Cambodia and helped its people retake all human rights andbecome the master of their own life.
Thanks to that victory, the country closed thedarkest chapter in its history and opened a new era of independence, liberty,democracy and social progress, actively contributing to peace and security inthe region, he noted.-VNA
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