The January-7 spirit is engraved in the conscience of all Cambodians and has become a force of great national unity to build and defend the heroic homeland, which makes the Cambodian nation move from one victory to another non-stop. The remarks were made by Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen, President of the Supreme Privy Council to His Majesty the King and President of the ruling Cambodian People's Party (CPP), at the mass meeting held here at Koh Pich Convention and Exhibition Centre this morning in commemoration of the 45th Anniversary of January 7 Victory Day over the Khmer Rouge Genocidal Regime (1979-2024). 'The January-7 spirit has immortal values for our people to move forward to build a Cambodia of independence, peace, freedom, neutrality, democracy and social progress. At the same time, we must all understand clearly that should there be no peace, there can be no development and everything like we do today. Peace is of the highest value, while destroying peace is not difficult. Making pe ace is very difficult, otherwise, even taking many generations of the human race would not be able to make peace,' he said. Therefore, Samdech Techo Hun Sen added, at whatever price it takes, we must unite as one in order to maintain this hard-won peace for a long time to come, that no power can destroy it. In this strong position, the CPP would like to congratulate and fully support the decision of the Royal Government through the Sub-Decree No. 01, dated January 1, 2024, setting December 29 every year as the 'Peace Day in Cambodia,' the official national holiday in the Kingdom of Cambodia and a public holiday, he continued. 'The success and happiness of the Cambodian people today really stemmed from the January 7 victory. Without the January 7 victory, we really could not have anything like we do today. This is a historical fact,' underlined Samdech Techo Hun Sen. Source: Agence Kampuchea Presse Hanoi: Six hundred gift packages and essential goods donated by the Consulate General of Vietnam in Osaka and Vietnamese associations and businesses the Kansai region and adjacent prefectures were presented on January 6 to Vietnamese interns and Japanese citizens living in Ishikawa - the locality hit by the recent earthquake in central Japan. In a meeting with Mayor of Nanao city Chatani Yoshitaka, Vietnamese Consul General in Osaka Ngo Trinh Ha said that relief goods have been delivered to the Vietnamese and Japanese communities in Ishikawa. The diplomat expressed her desire to know more about the situation and specific demands of the Vietnamese community and locals, thus having more specific support plans. Mayor Chatani Yoshitaka affirmed that local authorities will make efforts to overcome the earthquake consequences to soon bring the people's life back to normal. In their working trip to Ishikawa, representatives from the Consulate General and Vietnamese associations and businesses met with several agencies and unions in the prefecture and initially established a coordination channel to receive aid for people affected by the quake. Ishikawa was one of the Japanese localities hit by the massive earthquake on January 1. All Vietnamese living near the quake's epicenter were safely relocated to shelters where they were provided with necessary supplies. According to statistics, about 5,000 Vietnamese people are living in Ishikawa, of the about 600 affected by the earthquake./. Source: Vietnam News Agency