Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnamese Embassy in conjunctionwith the Vietnamese community in Mozambique organised a ceremony to celebrate the Reunification Day (April30) and the Labour Day (May 1) in Maputo on April29.
The event was attended by a crowd of Vietnamese expats and students living andstudying in the country, representatives from the mobile operator Movitel, a joint venture between Vietnamese company Viettel and Mozambique's SPI, and otherenterprises, together with health, education and agricultural experts.
In his opening remarks, Ambassador Le Huy Hoang highlighted the significance ofthe Reunification Day, saying that the April30, 1975 victory was a pride of not only Vietnamese but also other peoplesstruggling for independence, freedom and unification in the world, includingAfrican countries.
After more than 40 years, it remains a source of encouragement forVietnamese people in their current national construction and defence under theleadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam, he said.
He affirmed that the creativity,determination to overcome difficulties and hardships and efforts to make themost of opportunities, have helped Vietnam turn challenges into opportunities,thus promoting stable development and deeper international integration.
Vietnam is a reliable partner that makes remarkable contributions to peace anddevelopment in the region and the world, he said.
Hoang also praised the industrious labour spirit of staff and employees of Movitel, and Vietnamese enterprises as well as Mozambican labourers,saying that they are contributing to strengthening telecom investment cooperationand the economic-trade bonds between the two countries in general.
Overseas Vietnamese attending the event expressed their joy at thestability and strong development of the homeland over the last 43 years, and wishedto make more contributions to the friendship and cooperation between Vietnamand Mozambique.
On the occasion, the embassy also organised art performance and a programme introducingVietnamese food to international friends.-VNA