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Vietnam and Cambodia celebrate 42 years since defeat of Pol Pot regime
Skulls of Khmer Rouge victims

VIETNAM and Cambodia celebrated 42 years since the defeat of the Western-backed Pol Pot regime on Thursday in a joint ceremony.

Cambodian Consulate General Sok Dareth expressed profound gratitude to the Vietnamese Communist Party at the Ho Chi Minh City commemoration for their efforts in helping the country “escape from the genocidal regime.”

Quoting Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, he said “thanks to Vietnam, Cambodia could build up its armed forces and liberate the people and the country has the best friend that is Vietnam.”

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