Delegates to the gathering held by Vietnamese Embassy in Thailand take photo (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnamese Embassy in Thailand hosted a gatheringin the northeastern Thai province of Udon Thani on September 2 to celebrateVietnam’s 73rd National Day.
Attending the event were the Governors andDeputy Governors of Thailand’s northeastern provinces, Vietnamese DeputyForeign Minister and Chairman of the State Commission for Overseas VietnameseAffairs Vu Hong Nam, Chairman of the Vietnamese General Association in ThailandCao Van San and representatives from the overseas Vietnamese community.
Speaking at the ceremony, VietnameseAmbassador Nguyen Hai Bang lauded late President Ho Chi Minh, who led Vietnam tosuccess in the struggle for independence.
He stressed that Vietnamese people can beproud of the country’s development. From a poor country, Vietnam has become adeveloping and middle income nation, with people’s living conditions improved,its socio-political situation stabilised and its position in the internationalarena enhanced.
The diplomat stated that Vietnam-Thailandrelations are developing well, in not only defence security, but alsoeconomics, trade and investment.
They are each other’s biggest trade partnerin ASEAN, with two-way trade growing by 15.5 percent each year to hit 15.3billion USD in 2017. Thailand ranks ninth out of 126 nations and territoriesinvesting in Vietnam, with 493 projects worth a total 10 billion USD, he added.
Also on the occasion, the overseasVietnamese community in Berlin and Brandenburg held a sport and culturalfestival to connect Vietnamese people living in Germany.-VNA
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