Ambassador Nguyen Phuong Nga, Chairwoman of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (Photo: VNA)The event was co-organised the Vietnam Union of FriendshipOrganisations (VUFO), Vietnam-Ukraine Friendship Association (VUFA), andUkrainian Embassy in Vietnam.
In his remarks, Chairman of the VUFA Dang Van Chien said sincethe establishment of the ties, the bilateral friendship and cooperation havegrown robustly, particularly in trade, economy, agro-fishery, garment-textiles, machineryproduction, technology transfer, and tourism, among others.
Generations of Vietnamese always remember Ukraine’s valuablesupport toward Vietnam during its struggle for independence in the past as well as nationalconstruction and development, Chien said.
Currently, Vietnam is among the top five biggest partners ofUkraine in Asia. Ukraine houses about 1,400 Vietnamesestudents and some 10,000 Vietnamese expatriates.
Chien noted that his association, set up in January 12,1995, has made significant contributions to fostering the solidarity, traditionalfriendship, and cooperation between Vietnamese and Ukrainian people.
Attending the ceremony, Ambassador Nguyen Phuong Nga,Chairwoman of the VUFO, expressed her belief in future growth of the tiesthanks to the nations’ potential, strengths, efforts, and determination.
Natalya Zhynkina, Ukrainian Chargé d'Affaires to Vietnam,affirmed Ukraine stands ready to be a trustworthy partner of Vietnam in Europe.
The Ukrainian Embassy in Vietnam is willing to support the VUFAin organising exchanges and friendship activities between the two peoples./.
VNA
