Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh (standing) hailed the embassy staff for implementing well political and professional tasks, making positive contributions to reinforcing bilateral relations. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Deputy Prime MinisterTruong Hoa Binh on October 1 visited the Embassy of Vietnam in Bulgaria andtalked with representatives of the Vietnamese community in the Europeancountry.
Binh, who is on a visit to Bulgaria fromSeptember 28 to October 2, hailed the embassy staff for implementing wellpolitical and professional tasks, making positive contributions to reinforcing bilateralrelations, supporting the Vietnamese community, and protecting Vietnamese citizens.
The Deputy PM also spoke highly of thesolidarity and mutual assistance of the overseas Vietnamese and recognisedtheir practical contributions to the homeland as well as the friendship betweenthe two countries.
According to Ambassador Doan Tuan Linh, overseasVietnamese in Bulgaria are operating mainly in the fields of construction,garment-textiles, handicraft and agricultural products. Many of the nextgenerations are successful in the Western European countries, he added.
For their part, overseas Vietnameserepresentatives showed their delight at the strong economic developmentachievements of Vietnam in recent years as well as the country’s increasingposition in the globe.
They said the Vietnamese community in Bulgariaalways looks toward the homeland and promotes patriotism.
On this occasion, the association of Vietnamesepeople in Bulgaria proposed the Government of Vietnam support the establishmentof a Vietnamese Buddhism centre in Bulgaria to preserve national traditionalculture and meet their spiritual demand./.
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