Delegates at the celebration (Source: VNA)New York (VNA) – Over 400 guests and overseas Vietnamese enjoyed a warmcelebration of the Lunar New Year festival (Tet) hosted by the Vietnamesepermanent delegation to the United Nations (UN) in New York on January 15.
The event wasattended by representatives from the UN, the ASEAN permanent delegations to theUN, among other Vietnamese representative offices.
Addressing theevent, Head of the Vietnamese delegation Ambassador Nguyen Phuong Nga briefedthe guests on Vietnam’s achievements in 2016, highlighting the success of the12th National Party Congress and the election of deputies to the 14th NationalAssembly and all-level People’s Councils.
Vietnamrecorded an economic growth of 6.21 percent in the year amid complexinternational developments and drought and salt water intrusion at home whileensuring territorial sovereignty, peace and stability.
The country welcomedover 10 million tourists, up 26 percent from 2015, and more than 2,500 FDI projectsworth over 15 billion USD, according to Nga.
Vietnam hasalso implemented the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development andratified the Paris Agreement on climate change.
The Vietnamesediplomat underlined the development of Vietnam’s external relations bilaterallyand multilaterally, particularly the growing bilateral Vietnam –US ties withthe visit of US President Barack Obama to Vietnam a highlight in therelationship.
Nga lauded thecontributions the Vietnamese community in the US as well as internationalfriends have made to Vietnam’s achievements, expressing her hope that Vietnamesein the US will promote solidarity and aid relations between the two countries.
During the event,participants enjoyed Vietnamese food and art.-VNA
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