At the debut ceremony of the association (Photo: VNA)Fundecem President Enrique Plata Ramírez describedthe establishment of the association as an important event helping to bolsterthe multifaceted cooperation between Mérida and Vietnam.
The association brings together representatives fromlocal authorities and businesses, along with cultural researchers, scholars,professors and prestigious people in Mérida, he said, expressing his hope for twiningrelationship between the Venezuelan state and Vietnam’s northern province ofLao Cai in the time ahead.
Joel Cuevas, President of the association, pledgedthat the association will work to build and roll out programmes promoting theculture, land and people of Vietnam, and enhancing cooperation betweenbusinesses of the two sides.
In his remarks, Ambassador Duyen said the establishment of theassociation has significantly contributed to fostering and deepening thefriendship and comprehensive cooperation between Vietnam and Venezuela in general and Méridain particular.
The Vietnamese Embassy will closely coordinate withthe association to promote and implement activities in Mérida, helping to boostthe close, effective collaboration between Vietnamese and Venezuelan localitiesin the time ahead.
During his stay in Mérida, Duyen had a workingsession with Rector of the University of the Andes Professor Mario Bonucci to discusscooperation opportunities with Vietnamese universities and the possibility toorganise a Vietnamese cultural week at the Venezuelan university in the timeahead.
The ambassador also visited a number of productionfacilities specialising in garment-textile, beverage and aquaculture in thelocality./.
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