President of the Vietnam-Cambodia Friendship Association Vu Mao speaks at the event (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnam-Cambodia Friendship Associationheld a ceremony in Hanoi on November 9 to mark the 65th IndependenceDay of Cambodia (November 9, 1953 - 2018).
President of the association Vu Mao congratulated Cambodian people on theirattainments across the board and expressed his belief that the new CambodianGovernment will guide Cambodia to new achievements.
He said Vietnam and Cambodia have enjoyed the time-honoured solidarity,friendship and cooperation fostered by their people and generations of leadersand their relations have been growing across fields.
The two countries successfully organized the Vietnam-Cambodia Friendship Year2017 with many significant activities held across localities, he said.
The Vietnam-Cambodia Friendship Association has over the past 40 years playedas a bridge connecting people of the two countries and worked closely with relevantagencies to launch practical and meaningful activities to enhance mutualunderstanding, friendship, and all-faceted cooperation between the twocountries.
Cambodia’s Ambassador to Vietnam Prak Nguon Hong said under the visionary reignof King Norodom Sihamoni and the dynamic leadership of the Cambodian RoyalGovernment led by Prime Minister Hun Sen, Cambodia posted a stable GDP growthrate of around 7 percent a year in the past decade and Cambodians earned anaverage annual income of 1,435 USD each as by 2017.
The diplomat said he is happy with the growing friendship and cooperationbetween the countries, emphasising that the noble sacrifice of the two nationsmade their traditional friendship and solidarity an invaluable heritage that isconstantly consolidated for the robust development and prosperity of eachcountry.
On behalf of the Cambodian Royal Government, Ambassador Prak Nguon Hong offeredprofound thanks to the Party, Government, army and people of Vietnam for their wholeheartedassistance and sacrifice to free Cambodians from the Pol Pot genocidal regime in1979 and bring independence, happiness, and prosperity to Cambodia today.-VNA
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