(VOVworld) - The staff of the Vietnamese Embassy in Cambodia laid a wreath at the Vietnam-Cambodia Friendship Monument in Phnom Penh on December to mark the 72nd founding anniversary of the Vietnam People’s Army and the 27th anniversary of the All People’s National Defence Festival (December 22).

The Deputy Secretary of State for the National Defence of Cambodia Phuong Siphen also led a delegation to the Monument to pay tribute to Vietnamese officers and soldiers who laid down their lives while performing international missions in Cambodia. He said he was delighted at the strong development of the Vietnam People’s Army. Later on the same day, the Vietnamese Embassy and Vietnam’s defence attaché agency in Cambodia hosted a banquet to celebrate the occasion, with the attendance of Vietnamese and Cambodian officials.