Addressing the event, VRFA Chairman Tong Van Nga congratulated Romania on thegreat achievements the country has made during the struggle for nationalindependence as well as in the current socio-economic development.
In 2016, Romania’s GDP growth reached 5 percent, the highest level in theEuropean Union, and its per capita income hit 20,000 USD per year.
He said that the traditional friendship and cooperation between Vietnam andRomania are based on mutual respect and understanding. Romania has trained morethan 3,000 Vietnamese students and post-graduates who greatly contribute toVietnam’s socio-economic development, culture, education and diplomacy.
According to Romanian Ambassador to Vietnam Valerriu Arterni, the VRFA hasserved as a bridge for the two countries’ enterprises to meet and enhance businessand investment collaboration.
The association has regularly organised people-to-people exchange activitiesand arranged visits by Vietnamese alumni in Romania to their former schools, headded.
He expressed his hope that based on the existing traditional friendship, thecooperation between Vietnam and Romania will develop sustainably in thefuture.-VNA