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HCM City’s Vietnam-China Friendship Association holds congress

The Vietnam-China Friendship Association of Ho Chi Minh City on June 28 held its third congress for the 2023-2028 tenure.
HCM City’s Vietnam-China Friendship Association holds congress ảnh 1Newly-elected Executive Board of Vietnam-China Friendship Association of Ho Chi Minh City. (Photo: VNA)

HCM City (VNA) – The Vietnam-China FriendshipAssociation of Ho Chi Minh City on June 28 held its third congress for the2023-2028 tenure.

The congress elected a 29-strong executive board led bySecretary of Thu Duc city’s  PartyCommittee Nguyen Huu Hiep.

At the congress, delegates discussed and approved directions and solutions tocarry out the association's tasks for the 2023-2028 term, contributing toconsolidating, strengthening, and expanding the cooperation and understandingbetween the people of Vietnam and China.

At the congress, the President of the Ho Chi Minh City Union ofFriendship Organisations (HUFO) Do Viet Ha acknowledged that the Vietnam - ChinaFriendship Association of Ho Chi Minh City has operated effectively withpeople-to-people diplomacy activities in various areas from politics, economics, to socio-culture.

The association closely coordinated with the Consulate Generalof China in Ho Chi Minh City, and the Chinese Business Association inpeople-to-people diplomacy activities and charity programmes.

HCM City’s Vietnam-China Friendship Association holds congress ảnh 2Individuals and representatives of organisations receive certificates of merit  for their contributions to people-to-people diplomacy. (Photo: VNA)

On this occasion, the association's collectives and individuals werepresented with the insignia "For Peace andFriendship among Nations" by the Vietnam Union of FriendshipOrganisations (VUFO) and certificates of merit by the municipal People'sCommittee fortheir contributions to people-to-people diplomacy./.

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