A high school named Cambodia-Vietnam Friendship was inaugurated in Pre Polia commune, Kompong Ro district, Svay Rieng province in Cambodia on December 12.

The school was built for a cost of US $258,000 mostly in the form of contributions by the Cambodian Royal Army's Military Zone 2, The Vietnam People's Army's Military Zone 2 and various other donors from both countries.

Addressing the public at the inauguration ceremony, Prime Minister Hun Sen expressed his genuine appreciation for the contributions made by the two military zones from both countries. He expressed gratitude towards Vietnam's many efforts in assisting the Cambodian people in the past as well as at present times.

He declared that the construction of schools in rural areas like Pre Polia commune is a priority in Cambodia's education public policies to narrow up the gap in teaching conditions between cities and rural areas. (VNA)