The Vietnam-Spain Friendship Association convened its second national
congress for the 2011-2015 term in the capital city of Hanoi on Oct.
20.
Reports delivered at the congress showed that
the association has achieved a number of encouraging results,
contributing to the friendship, cooperation and mutual understanding
between the Vietnamese and Spanish people.
Annually,
the association has worked with the Spanish Embassy in Vietnam to
organise a wide range of activities to celebrate the establishment of
diplomatic relations between the two countries as well as the National
Day of Spain.
Addressing the event, Spanish
Ambassador to Vietnam Fernando Curcio Ruigomez said the friendship
between the Spanish and Vietnamese people is a valuable asset of the two
nations.
The Spanish Embassy in Vietnam has
always supported activities of the Vietnam-Spain Friendship Association
as well as promoted cultural exchanges and sharing of information to
strengthen the solidarity, friendship and multifaceted cooperation
between the two countries, the ambassador added.
The
congress elected a 36-member executive committee for the next term,
with Deputy General Director of the Vietnam News Agency Nguyen Hoai
Duong as President./.