HCM City(VNA) – Ambassador of Poland to Vietnam Barbara Szymanowska was present at aget-together marking the Constitution Day in Poland in Ho Chi Minh City on May12.
Constitution Day commemorates the enactment of the Polish Constitution thatcame into effect on May 3, 1791. The Constitution is the first in Europe andthe second in the world after the US.
Ambassador Barbara Szymanowska said the Constitution Day is a big event inPoland’s history, marking a milestone in the Polish nation’s development.
She noted thatgeographical distance is not a deterrent to the special bonds between Polandand Vietnam over the past 67 years.
Many Vietnamese are living in Poland and more and more Polish people have foundthey are attached with Vietnam, the diplomat said, referring to them as abridge to foster mutual understanding and good sentiments between the twopeople.
Nguyen Dang Cuong,President of the Vietnam-Poland Friendship Association’s Ho Chi Minh Citychapter, noted that Poland is among the first foreign countries that recognizedand set up diplomatic ties with the Democratic Republic of Vietnam.
The two countries have been tied by a faithful friendship despite geographicaldistance, he said.-VNA