Vietnamese communities around the world have organised a number ofcelebrations to mark the 40th anniversary of the Liberation of SouthVietnam and National Reunification, which falls on April 30.
A ceremony was held on April 28 in Buenos Aires, Argentina to mark theevent, with the participation of representatives from the ArgentineLower House as well as ambassadors representing India, Malaysia,Indonesia, the Philippines and Nicaragua.
Speaking at theevent, Chairman of the Argentine Lower House’s Foreign AffairsCommittee, Guillermo Carmona, lauded the achievements that the 92million-strong country of Vietnam has gained in the 40 since the war.
Meanwhile, Maria Carolina Perez Colman, Foreign Policy Undersecretaryat the Argentine Foreign Ministry, expressed delight at the solidarity,friendship and cooperation between the two countries, evidenced bytwo-way trade exceeding 1.95 billion USD last year, a surge from the 830million USD recorded in 2010.
At the same time,Vietnamese Ambassador to Argentina Nguyen Dinh Thao noted that afterfour decades, unexploded bombs and mines left over from the war continueto threaten the lives of locals. He did however highlight the nation’sdevelopment achievements.
The Vietnamese Embassy in Egypt organised a similar ceremony on the same day.
The anniversary was marked in India at a meeting held by the All-India Peace and Solidarity Organisation (AIPSO) on April 28.
In France , the Vietnamese community gathered at the VietnameseEmbassy on April 27 to celebrate the great spring 1975 victory.Addressing the event, Ambassador Nguyen Ngoc Son highlighted thesignificance of the General Offensive and Uprising that led to thecomplete liberation of South Vietnam, putting an end to the American Warand reunifying the nation.
He stated that the desire forpeace was the key motivator inspiring Vietnamese people to achieve thevictory. He also thanked foreign partners for supporting Vietnam in thestruggle.
A day earlier, a similar gathering was held bythe Association of Vietnamese Veterans in the German state of SachsenAnhalt, as they too officially celebrated the victory.
Yetanother ceremony was also jointly held by the Vietnamese Embassy inHungary and the Hungary-Vietnam Friendship Association, drawing localsand representatives from Budapest city government as well as overseasVietnamese in the country.
Ambassador Nguyen Thanh Tuansaid after four decades, Vietnam has risen from a poor andunderdeveloped country to become a nation of peace and stability with aspeedily growing economy and improved living conditions. He said it hasintegrated deeply with the rest of the world and is playing anincreasingly important role on the global stage.
He alsospoke highly of the assistance that has come from the internationalcommunity, including Hungarian friends, to support national defence andconstruction.-VNA
A ceremony was held on April 28 in Buenos Aires, Argentina to mark theevent, with the participation of representatives from the ArgentineLower House as well as ambassadors representing India, Malaysia,Indonesia, the Philippines and Nicaragua.
Speaking at theevent, Chairman of the Argentine Lower House’s Foreign AffairsCommittee, Guillermo Carmona, lauded the achievements that the 92million-strong country of Vietnam has gained in the 40 since the war.
Meanwhile, Maria Carolina Perez Colman, Foreign Policy Undersecretaryat the Argentine Foreign Ministry, expressed delight at the solidarity,friendship and cooperation between the two countries, evidenced bytwo-way trade exceeding 1.95 billion USD last year, a surge from the 830million USD recorded in 2010.
At the same time,Vietnamese Ambassador to Argentina Nguyen Dinh Thao noted that afterfour decades, unexploded bombs and mines left over from the war continueto threaten the lives of locals. He did however highlight the nation’sdevelopment achievements.
The Vietnamese Embassy in Egypt organised a similar ceremony on the same day.
The anniversary was marked in India at a meeting held by the All-India Peace and Solidarity Organisation (AIPSO) on April 28.
In France , the Vietnamese community gathered at the VietnameseEmbassy on April 27 to celebrate the great spring 1975 victory.Addressing the event, Ambassador Nguyen Ngoc Son highlighted thesignificance of the General Offensive and Uprising that led to thecomplete liberation of South Vietnam, putting an end to the American Warand reunifying the nation.
He stated that the desire forpeace was the key motivator inspiring Vietnamese people to achieve thevictory. He also thanked foreign partners for supporting Vietnam in thestruggle.
A day earlier, a similar gathering was held bythe Association of Vietnamese Veterans in the German state of SachsenAnhalt, as they too officially celebrated the victory.
Yetanother ceremony was also jointly held by the Vietnamese Embassy inHungary and the Hungary-Vietnam Friendship Association, drawing localsand representatives from Budapest city government as well as overseasVietnamese in the country.
Ambassador Nguyen Thanh Tuansaid after four decades, Vietnam has risen from a poor andunderdeveloped country to become a nation of peace and stability with aspeedily growing economy and improved living conditions. He said it hasintegrated deeply with the rest of the world and is playing anincreasingly important role on the global stage.
He alsospoke highly of the assistance that has come from the internationalcommunity, including Hungarian friends, to support national defence andconstruction.-VNA
