Prime Minister of Cambodia: Keep in mind Vietnam's help on the "The road to Bringing down Pol Pot's genocide”

(BP Portal) - On the morning of 20/6, in the border areas between Loc Ninh District, Binh Phuoc Province and Memot District, Tbong Khmum Province, Cambodia was under the framework for the 45th anniversary of the "The road to Bringing down Pol Pot genocide" of Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen (20/June 1977-20/6/2022). The Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired a ceremony to welcome Prime Minister Hun Sen and senior Cambodian delegation to Binh Phuoc Province  to visit some monuments related to the June 20, 1977 incident, when Hun Sen, then a regiment leader, and some of Cambodia's patriotic staff, crossed the border to seek help from Vietnamese, beginning a revolutionary journey to save the country and its people from the genocide.

 To join in the reception ceremony and on the Vietnamese side, the ministers of Defense, public security and foreign Affairs shall be joined; The Head of the Central Committee on Foreign Relations; The Ministers, the directors of the Government offices, the Ministers of Culture, Sports and Tourism; Provincial Party Secretary Binh Phuoc and Tay Nguyen Provincials; The Vietnamese ambassador to Cambodia and a number of heads of central agencies, localities and commanders of the associated military regions. Accompanying The prime Minister, Hun Sen was accompanied by six deputy Prime Ministers, army generals, several concerned ministries, branches and localities and the Cambodian ambassador to Vietnam.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and Prime Minister Hun Sen visited the memorial stone in area X16 in Loc Tan Commune, Loc Ninh District, Binh Phuoc Province - the first stop on Vietnamese territory by Prime Minister Hun Sen and his teammates exactly this date 45 years ago. The two prime Ministers, who planted memorial trees at historic Site X16, were one of such landmarks as Hun Sen, who said that it was "the most memorable of his life and helped to change the country." Speaking with the local people's representative of Binh Phuoc Province, Prime Minister Hun Sen reviewed some unforgettable memories of the rough start of the water-saving journey; Stressing the meaning of solidarity and the close friendship between the people of the two countries; At the same time, he is grateful for the Help of the Vietnamese army and people of Cambodia in their struggle for national liberation, freedom, peace and the revival of the country Thap Pagoda .

The Cambodian Prime Minister said at the time, without the help of the Vietnamese, he would have lost his life and was unaware of the future of Cambodia.

He recalled arriving in Vietnam at 2:00 a.m., and in the evening of 21 June, he first had a meal in over a year - a meal he considered "priceless", a meal "thousands, tens of thousands of tons of rice today".

According to Prime Minister Hun Sen, the past 45 years have seen the development of relations between the two countries. "Thank you all to those of us who are here today and to those who have died to help me and help the People of Cambodia. We've known each other, helped each other since it was hard, then knew who good friends were, "said Prime Minister Hun Sen.

Next, Prime Minister Hun Sen presided over a ceremony welcoming Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and a high-level Vietnamese delegation to celebrations in Cambodia.

Speaking at the 45th anniversary celebration the Road to bringing down Pol Pot's genocide, held in Tbong Khmum Province, was attended by both countries' high-level delegation and thousands of Cambodian people, prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh insisted: The celebration on 20 June 1977, which was particularly significant to the 45th anniversary of the beginning of Hun Sen's  on the road bringing down Pol Pot genocide, to bring the country back to life, to signify special cooperation and solidarity between the two countries, was made even more significant in the context that both countries were commemorating the 55th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations (24 June 1967-25 June 2022) and Cambodia had successfully held the 55th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations.

Condemning the genocide the Cambodian people suffered and Pol Pot's brutal crimes against the Vietnamese people, Prime Minister, Pham Minh Chinh, insisted That Vietnam shared the hardships and wholehearted help to build up forces for the Cambodian Revolution; In response to the Appeal of the United National Front to save Cambodia, after exercising legitimate right of self - defense, thwarted the attempted invasion of the Southwestern border of Vietnam by the Pol Pot Anti-Communist Group; Vietnam has helped the armed forces of the Cambodian Revolution to liberate the nation from genocide, restoration, and rebuilding. By 1989, under an agreement between the two states, Vietnam withdrew its volunteers with pride, glory, and sympathy for the people of Campodian brotherhood, fulfilling its high, bright, and seething international service rare in the history of international relations.

The Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh insisted: "As an occasion to celebrate this especially important event, we owe our great tribute to, the great tribute and heroic sacrifice of the elite sons of both peoples, particularly the martyrs, the war wounded, the soldiers, the veterans, the Vietnamese professionals, and the Vietnamese veterans who stand shoulder to shoulder with their brothers and sisters of the Cambodian nation, and who, without sorrow, gave their lives to bring down the genocide regime. "Revitalizing Cambodia, cultivating unity, intimacy, good traditional friendship between two Vietnamese-Cambodian peoples, affirming the cause and contributing to the high ideals of the world's progressive forces".

 According to the Prime Minister, the 45th anniversary of "The road bringing down Pot's genocide" not only serves to remind us of the historic milestone in the uprising of conscience and human dignity, for the purpose of deposing the regime, but also a living demonstration of the friendship, solidarity, loyalty, and iron cohesion between the two Cambodian-Vietnamese peoples.

The Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh expressed his heartfelt and profound gratitude for the precious support and assistance that Cambodian leaders and people have given to The people of Vietnam in the cause of national liberation, reunification, and the building and defense of the fatherland today.

Speaking at the ceremony, Prime Minister Hun Sen thanked Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and the High-level Vietnamese delegation that had been invited to attend the ceremony, which had been provided by Vietnam for their support and coordination for Cambodia's participation in the event.

 He pointed out that prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh's speech was a clear, transparent summary of The Road bringing down Pol Pot's Genocide , reviving the country personally and the Cambodian people, as well as the historical relations between the two countries.

The prime Minister Hun Sen said that he had four options at the time: one was to use the force he was leading to armed rebellion, but if this alternative was to be chosen, the force he commanded would soon be destroyed in the pool of blood.

The second option is for Vietnam; The third option was to do nothing, to expose the Pol Pot genocide to continued crime and the fourth was to commit suicide. The prime Minister Hun Sen said that at the time there was "nothing but empty hands and waiting to die".

During that difficult moment, Prime Minister Hun Sen, along with some of the Cambodian patriotic cadres, decided to come to Vietnam to express the desire of the Cambodian people to seek help from Vietnam. As he once said, given the political situation at home and internationally, there was no other road.

Prime Minister Hun Sen emphasized that history demonstrated without the "The road bringing down Pol Pot’s genocide" began on 20 June 1977 and that subsequent events would not have happened today.

He again asserted that the Vietnamese action was justified, that Vietnamese volunteers joined Cambodia in the cause of national liberation, and saved the Cambodian people from the Genocide of Pol Pot in order to resurrect and develop the country.

Prime Minister Hun Sen also expressed pride in having contributed to the past 45 years of relations between Vietnam and Cambodia; These include taking steps to complete the demarcation of the border markers, making formerly war-torn borders a comprehensive, stable, and peaceful zone.

The two prime Ministers expressed their joy that, along with the country's strong, steady rise of Thap Pagodo, solidarity, traditional friendship, and the fine comprehensive cooperation relationship between Vietnam and Cambodia, continue to be strengthened and developed in many areas, bringing practical benefits to their people, and contributing significantly to the peace, stability, and development in the region and around the world.

The two prime ministers valued the relationship "good neighbor, traditional friendship, comprehensive and lasting cooperation," the desire to strengthen and strengthen cooperation in the fields together and to strengthen and deepen the precious traditional friendship between the two nations "for ever green and for ever lasting".

As a celebration in Cambodia, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh visited with Prime Minister Hun Sen some images and works in military history Techo Koh Thmar X16 in Memot District, Tbong Khmum Province of Cambodia; At the same time, plant souvenir trees, cut the ribbon for dedication, and visit the Cambodian-Vietnamese amenities.

Prime Minister Hun Sen highlighted the dedication of the Friendship building supported by the Vietnam Ministry of Defense in that it was in practical sense to celebrate the 45th anniversary of the overthrow of Pol Pot's genocide and the 55th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Cambodia; Contributing to enhancing the efficiency of cooperation, building the Cambodian-Vietnam border in peace, stability, and sustainability./.