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Foyer Vietnam – a place to connect overseas Vietnamese in France

Foyer Vietnam Association on October 28 celebrated its 10th founding anniversary with the participation of representatives from Vietnamese agencies, organisations and international friends.
Foyer Vietnam – a place to connect overseas Vietnamese in France ảnh 1Foyer Vietnam joins in the organisation of Ici Vietnam Festival, an annual event in Paris. (Photo: VNA)

Paris (VNA) – Foyer Vietnam Association on October 28 celebrated its 10th founding anniversary with the participation of representatives from Vietnamese agencies, organisations andinternational friends.

As a predecessor of the association, Foyer Vietnam featuring Vietnamese traditional foods made its debut in Paris’s District 5 in the 1960s and has been considered a place for overseas Vietnamese in France andVietnam’s French friends to meet and share their love for Vietnamese culture,language, cuisine and history.

Speaking at thecelebration, Vietnamese Ambassador to France Dinh Toan Thang said that foryears, Foyer Vietnam has been the place to connect Vietnamese generations inFrance and international friends. It also presents the friendship andsolidarity between the two peoples.

Foyer Vietnam – a place to connect overseas Vietnamese in France ảnh 2A meeting room at Foyer Vietnam. (Photo: VNA)

Thang highlyappreciated the participation of Foyer Vietnam’s managers in activitiessupporting Vietnam, particularly in the dioxin lawsuit by a French-Vietnamesewoman Tran To Nga who sued US firms for manufacturing the toxic AOdefoliant used by US forces during the war in Vietnam.

Nguyen Binh, Presidentof the Foyer Vietnam Association, said that it is a bridge serving individuals,associations and businesses that have a connection with Vietnam or wish to havethe connection.

“Through lendingmeeting rooms, providing food, promoting activities of Vietnamese associations,Foyer Vietnam becomes a place for associations and individuals to meet andexchange,” he said.

Vo Dinh Kim, a representative of Collectif Vietnam Dioxin, an association supporting the lawsuit of Tran To Nga and Vietnamese victims of Agent Orange,said that Foyer Vietnam is a very convenient place to meet or hold meetingswhile they can enjoy traditional Vietnamese dishes.

He said hisassociation holds meetings there monthly and thanks to Foyer Vietnam, they cankeep contact with other Vietnamese associations to mobilise support for theiractivities./.

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