VOV.VN - The Kingdom of Cambodia on June 20 held a solemn ceremony marking the 48th anniversary of the “Journey toward overthrowing the genocidal Pol Pot regime” at the Techo Koh Thmar X16 historical military site in Tboung Khmum province.

President of the Cambodian People's Party (CPP) Samdech Techo Hun Sen on January 7 highlighted the invaluable contributions of the Cambodian revolutionary armed forces and Vietnamese volunteer soldiers, who bravely fought and laid down their lives to overthrow the genocidal Pol Pot regime, ensuring the revival of the Cambodian people.

VOV.VN - A delegation from the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang is set to sign deals with the Cambodian provinces of Koh Kong, Preah Sihanouk, Kampot, and Kep on co-operation in search for and the repatriation of remains of Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts who died in Cambodia during wartime.

Vietnamese experts have joined their Cambodian peers and Cambodian youngsters a trip held by the Documentation Centre of Cambodia (DC-Cam) to historical sites related to the Pol Pot genocidal regime in the neighbouring country to collect data and stories of this period.

Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Thipadei Hun Manet on June 20 presided over a ceremony at the Techo Koh Thmar X16 military historical site in Tboung Khmum province to mark the 47th commemoration day of the nation’s historical journey leading to the overthrow of the Pol Pot genocidal regime, gathering more than 3,000 local delegates and many other foreign guests.

A ceremony was held in the town of Ba Chuc, Tri Ton district, the Mekong Delta province of An Giang on April 24 to commemorate people massacred by the Pol Pot genocidal regime in 1978 during the southwestern border defence war.

VOV.VN - Cambodia always remembers the sacrifices and heroic fights of Vietnamese volunteer soldiers in the 1979 revolution to overthrow the Khmer Rouge genocidal regime, said Samdech Techo Hun Sen, chairman of the ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP).

VOV.VN - Cambodia’s victory over the genocidal Pol Pot regime on January 7, 1979, demonstrates the solidarity between Vietnamese and Cambodian peoples and armies, thereby opening up a new page in the bilateral friendship and neighbourliness, according to an article published on the website of the Royal Academy of Cambodia (RAC).

VOV.VN - Daily Cambodian newspaper Rasmei Kampuchea (Light of Cambodia) has published an article highlighting its deep friendship with Vietnam, emphasising the significance of the January 7 victory 44 years ago, along with the role of local volunteer soldiers in the liberation and revitalisation of modern Cambodia.

VOV.VN - President Nguyen Xuan Phuc expressed his delight at the ever-growing ties between Vietnam and Cambodia during a reception held on September 13 in Hanoi for President of the Cambodian National Assembly (NA) Samdech Heng Samrin.