Vietnam builds library, meeting hall for Cambodian army
The Royal Cambodian Army held a ceremony in Phnom Penh on November 1 to inaugurate a library and a meeting hall built for the army’s special parachute brigade 911 with the financial assistance of the Vietnamese Ministry of National Defence.
Vietnamese Ministry of National Defence - funded library house for Cambodian Army (Source: VNA)
Phnom Penh (VNA) - The RoyalCambodian Army held a ceremony in Phnom Penh on November 1 to inaugurate alibrary and a meeting hall built for the army’s special parachute brigade 911with the financial assistance of the Vietnamese Ministry of National Defence.
Cambodia’s Deputy Prime Minister and DefenceMinister Tea Banh said the facilities will contribute to modernisinginfrastructure of the brigade in particular and the Royal Cambodian Army ingeneral, thus enhancing their readiness to combat and capacity to defend thenational territorial sovereignty and maintain political stability and socialorder.
He thanked the Vietnamese State, Government,army and people for regularly supporting Cambodia in building strong armedforces and developing the country based on the bilateral friendship andsolidarity between Vietnam and Cambodia’s armies and people over the pastdecades.
The Deputy PM cut the ribbon to inaugurate the facilities,whose construction began in 2014. They are put into operation on the occasionof the 50th founding anniversary of Vietnam-Cambodia diplomatic ties, theVietnam-Cambodia Friendship Year, and the 22nd founding anniversary of the brigade911.
The Ministry of National Defence of Vietnam alsoassisted the brigade in building a training centre in Kampong Speuprovince.-VNA
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Vietnamese Ministry of National Defence - funded library house for Cambodian Army (Source: VNA) 
