Deputy Chief of the General Staff receives Cambodian delegation

(VOV) - Lieutenant General Nguyen Song Phi, Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army, has received a delegation of Cambodian citizens, headed by Khun Chin, former Minister of Public Works and Transport of the Cambodian Government.

The Cambodian delegation is visiting Vietnam at the invitation of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organizations.
General Phi said on March 30 that the Vietnamese army and people always attach great importance to developing ties of unity and friendship with Cambodia’s army and people.
Bilateral military cooperation has been especially accelerated since 2005 under the annual protocol signed by the two ministries of defence.
Khun Chin thanked General Phi for the reception and extended his deep gratitude to the Vietnam People’s Army for helping Cambodia escape from the Pol Pot genocide.
He also expressed his belief that the past achievements of the Cambodian people and armed forces resulted from the solidarity between the two nations and effective assistance from the Vietnamese people and army.