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Young OVs hoped to be “Ambassadors” promoting Vietnam’s ties with other countries

Deputy head of the State Commission for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs (SCOV) Mai Phan Dung has expressed his hope that each young Vietnamese living abroad will act as an “Ambassador” helping boost Vietnam’s cooperation with foreign individuals and organisations and popularise Vietnam’s good values in their host country.
Young OVs hoped to be “Ambassadors” promoting Vietnam’s ties with other countries ảnh 1Young OVs visit late President Ho Chi Minh's homeland in Nghe An province (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) - Deputy head of the State Commission for OverseasVietnamese Affairs (SCOV) Mai Phan Dung has expressed his hope that each youngVietnamese living abroad will act as an “Ambassador” helping boost Vietnam’scooperation with foreign individuals and organisations and popularise Vietnam’sgood values in their host country.

Dung shared his wish during a recent interview granted to themedia on the Vietnam Summer Camp 2022, which is held after atwo-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The summer camp, an annual event organised by the SCOV under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, for outstanding overseas Vietnamese (OV) youths around the world, is taking place from July 19 to August 3 in nine provinces and cities in the northern, central and southern regions.

Young OVs hoped to be “Ambassadors” promoting Vietnam’s ties with other countries ảnh 2Deputy head of the State Commission for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs Mai Phan Dung (Photo: VNA)
Dung stated that the organisation of the programme shows the Party andState's attention to expatriates, and meets the aspirations of the young generationwho want to learn about the homeland’s historical, political, socio-culturalissues and natural landscapes, and exchange with domestic young people andstudents.

This is also an opportunity to educate and cultivate thelove of the homeland and the Vietnamese patriotic tradition in the young OVs, he added.

Since 2004, the Vietnam Summer Camp has attracted theparticipation of nearly 2,000 young Vietnamese people from over 30 countriesand territories. This year’s event gathers 108 delegates agedbetween 16-24 returning from 25 nations.

Young OVs hoped to be “Ambassadors” promoting Vietnam’s ties with other countries ảnh 3Young OVs visit SOS Children's Village in Nghe An's Vinh city (Photo: VNA)
According to Dung, the SCOV has been implementing andsponsoring many activities to connect young OVs with domestic agencies andorganisations such as the Hack4Growth innovation contest by the GlobalAssociation of Vietnamese Scientists and Experts (AVSE Global)./.

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