Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen delivers a speech at the celebration (Photo: VOV’s reporter in Cambodia)

On Monday, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen and Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired a ceremony to mark the 45th anniversary of the Hun Sen’s liberation journey in Memot district of Cambodia’s Tbuong Khmum province.

Fresh News quoted Khmer historians as saying that without that effort by Hun Sen and four patriotic Cambodian officers, the Cambodian people would have had little chance of escaping Pol Pot's brutality.

Mr. Hun Sen recalled that at that difficult moment he had some options but decided to seek help from Vietnam and it was the best decision.