Poland Independence Day marked in HCM City

The Ho Chi Minh City Union of Friendship Organisations (HUFO) held a get-together on November 20 to mark the 104th anniversary of Poland’s Independence Day (November 11, 1918-2022), showing goodwill and a wish to promote the friendship between people in the city and Poland.
Poland Independence Day marked in HCM City ảnh 1An art performance at the event. (Photo: VNA)
HCM City (VNA) – The Ho Chi Minh City Union of Friendship Organisations(HUFO) held a get-together on November 20 to mark the 104th anniversary of Poland’s Independence Day (November 11, 1918-2022), showing goodwilland a wish to promote the friendship between people in the city and Poland.

Atthe event, Chairman of the city’s Vietnam-Poland Friendship Association NguyenDang Cuong highlighted that Vietnam and Poland share many similarities in the strugglefor national independence and sovereignty with many great victories.  

The Vietnamese people always remember that Poland is one of thefirst countries to recognize and establish diplomatic relations with Vietnam,and has supported Vietnam during its struggle for national independence andre-unification in the past as well as national construction and defence later,Cuong said.

He affirmed that the people in Vietnam in general and HCM Cityin particular have, and will do their utmost to further develop the fine traditionalrelationship between the two countries.

ThePolish Consul in Hanoi Adriana Pajecka said the relations between Poland andVietnam are developing soundly, and the activities organized by the HUFO andHCM City’s Vietnam-Poland Friendship Association have been contributing tofurther deepening the relations.

She expressed a hope that there will be more events introducingthe land, people, culture and history of Poland to people in HCM City, helpingincreasing mutual understanding and solidarity between the people of the twocountries./.
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