Vietnamese intellectuals in Europe firmly believe in bright future for nation

Vietnamese intellectuals and students working and studying in Belgium, Switzerland and Luxembourg have applauded the country's achievements over the past five years under the leadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam, expressing their belief in opportunities for Vietnam’s stronger development in the future.
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Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnamese intellectualsand students working and studying in Belgium, Switzerland and Luxembourg haveapplauded the country's achievements over the past five years under theleadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam, expressing their belief in opportunitiesfor Vietnam’s stronger development in the future.

They shared their same view that thanks to these achievements, Vietnam affirmsits increasing position in the world and have more opportunities for itsdevelopment in the future.

Talking to the Vietnam News Agency’s correspondent in Europe on the occasion ofthe ongoing 13th National Party Congress, they spotlightedVietnam’s achievements in international integration, and its success inundertaking the ASEAN Chairmanship 2020 amid difficulties caused by theCOVID-19 pandemic, and serving as a non-permanent member of the UN SecurityCouncil.

Vietnam also showed its integration commitments through signing the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), they added.

It demonstrates the determination to implement the policy of multilateralisation ofinternational relations, and also actively participate in the group of countriestaking actions against climate change.

Mai Tuan Dat, an engineer of aBelgian aerospace company, judged that thanks to the implementation of renewal and economic model transformation since 1986, Vietnam haskept high economic growth in the region for many consecutive years.
Ngo Chanh Duc, a PhD student at University of Luxembourg, commented that theVietnamese community in Belgium in particular and Europe in general would enjoynew development opportunities thanks to cooperative relations between Vietnamand the two regions.

Meanwhile, Dang Van Thuong, a PhD student at Belgium’s University of Liège, highlyvalued Vietnam’s development in education-training and science and technology,adding that the Vietnamese community in Belgium hopes the Party and State topay more attention to overseas expatriates, especially citizen protection,policies to attract intellectuals and overseas Vietnamese businessmen to workand invest in Vietnam, and supporting Vietnamese language teaching and learningfor overseas Vietnamese./.
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