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Association works to boost Vietnam-Africa friendship

The Vietnam-Africa Friendship and Cooperation Association has held its third national congress for the 2018-2023 tenure to seek to promote cooperation between Vietnam and African countries.
Association works to boost Vietnam-Africa friendship ảnh 1Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Cao Quoc Hung was elected as Chairman of the Vietnam-Africa Friendship and Cooperation Association (Source: baomoi)

Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnam-AfricaFriendship and Cooperation Association (VAFCA) organised its third nationalcongress for the 2018-2023 tenure in Hanoi on December 22 to seek to promotefriendship and cooperation between Vietnam and African countries.

Accordingly, members of the association agreedto maintain good rapports with embassies of African countries in Hanoi andVietnamese organisations having relations with Africa.

The VAFCA will actively coordinate with Africanembassies to host cultural exchanges, economic and education programmes as wellas celebrations of diplomatic ties between Vietnam and African nations.

It will seek to establish partnership withfriendship organisations in Africa.

The association will organise more workshops andexhibitions on themes of mutual interests.

The congress elected a new executive board with24 members and Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Cao Quoc Hung as Presidentof the association.

Since its foundation in November 2004, the VAFCAhas maintained and developed a wide range of activities to strengthenfriendship and mutual understanding between Vietnamese and African people.-VNA

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