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Vietnam's great assistance to Cambodia appreciated Acting Head of State and President of the People's Party of Cambodia Chea Sim has shown huge appreciation Vietnam's great and disinterested assistance in overthrowing the genocidal Pol Pot regime in Cambodia 23 years ago (January 7). Mr Chea Sim was addressing a grand meeting in Phnom Penh on January 7 to celebrate the 23rd anniversary of the January 7 victory, which overthrew the Pol Pot regime, saving the Cambodian people a the genocidal catastrophe and revived the entire nation of Cambodia. He noted that the heroic struggle of the Cambodian people under the leadership of the Cambodian National United Front for National Salvation was a decisive factor while the great assistance and support given by the Vietnam Volunteers Army and international friends served as an essential factor in the January 7 victory. The CPP leader also elaborated on the significance of the victory in the ensuring peace, stability, security and development co-operation in the region and the world as a whole. He affirmed that the January 7 victory was of great significance to the existence and development of the Cambodian nation and will be forever engraved in the minds of the Cambodian people. Prime Minister and Vice President of the Cambodian People's Party (CPP) Hun Sen and First Deputy Chairman of the National Assembly and CPP Honorary President Heng Samrin also attended the meeting. (VNA) **** Vietnam, India affirm continued co-operation in 21st century Vietnam and India will further tap their available re-sources to take bilateral co-operation to a new height of development in the new century. The pledge was made by both Foreign Minister Nguyen Dy Nien of Vietnam and Indian Ambassador Saurabh Kumar during a meeting in Hanoi on January 7 to mark the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between the two countries (January 7). Recalling the precious traditional friendship between the two countries, Foreign Minister Nien and Ambassador Kumar affirmed that the governments and peoples of Vietnam and India had granted each other assistance and support in the past struggle for national independence as well as in the present national construction and development. Vietnam and India have enjoyed many time-honoured trade and cultural exchanges as they also share many historical and cultural similarities. Shortly after Vietnam defeated French colonialism, the two countries officially established diplomatic ties at the consular level and exchanged visits by high-level leaders. The Vietnam visit by Indian Prime Minister J Nehru in October 1954, the India visit by President Ho Chi Minh in February 1958 and the decision to upgrade diplomatic ties to the ambassadorial level between the two countries 30 years ago laid a firm foundation for bilateral ties, the two diplomats noted. Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Manh Cam and President of the Vietnam-India Friendship Association Ho Tien Nghi were prominent among those present at the meeting. (VNA) **** FAO assists flood victims The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has provided 350 tonnes of rice seed and 35 tonnes of maize seed as relief aid to farmers on Ly Son island and other districts of central Quang Ngai province. The rice and maize seed have been distributed to 24,000 households, victims of the tropical storm Lingling and other storms that hit the central region last year. They sowed the seed in time for the Winter-Spring (2001-2002) crop. (VNA) **** A book on President Ho Chi Minhšs Life published in US Ho Chi Minh: A Lifeš is the title of a 600-page book on the life of President Ho Chi Minh written by William J. Duiker and published by Hyperion Publishing House. William Duiker has spent 20 years collecting documents in the US and many other countries to write the biography of President Ho Chi Minh to establish the truth about the man who led the Vietnamese farmers fight against the French and then the Americans. The book is a highly biography of Ho Chi Minh, whose epic life helped shape the twentieth century. **** Vietnam-Cambodia Friendship Cemetery inaugurated A Vietnam-Cambodia Friendship Cemetery built, by Military Zone No 7, was inaugurated on January 7 in Long Giao commune, Long Khanh district, southern Dong Nai province. The cemetery is the location for the remains of 49 Cambodian soldiers trained in Vietnam who heroically died in the struggle to liberate Cambodian people from the genocidal catastrophe under the Pol Pot-Ieng Saryšs regime. Present at the inaugurating ceremony were deputy commander-in-Chief of the Cambodiašs Royal Army, General Kung Kim; General Saisuckha, commander of armed police of the Cambodiašs Royal Army; two other lieutenant generals who are commanders of Military Zones No 2 and 3; and the Cambodian consul general to Vietnam and his wife. On the Vietnamese side were Lieutenant General Phan Trung Kien, many officers of Military Zone No 7 and others. _________________________________________________ KOMINFORM P.O. 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