former Standing Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry Hoang Van Dung was elected as Honorary Chairman of the VUFA (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnam-UKFriendship Association (VUFA) under the Vietnam Union of FriendshipOrganisations (VUFO) held its fourth national congress for the 2019-2024 termin Hanoi on July 6.
A 38-member Executive Board of thefriendship association was elected at the event. Deputy Minister of Industryand Trade Hoang Quoc Vuong was named VUFA Chairman, while former Standing Vice Chairmanof the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry Hoang Van Dung was elected asHonorary Chairman.
In his report, Dung, who was VUFA Chairmanfor the second and third tenure, said in recent five years, the association held various activities and exchangeof delegations to bolster friendship, cultural exchanges, and educationcooperation for youths of the nations.
The VUFA also held charity andhumanitarian activities and joined hands with partners to support Agent Orange(AO)/dioxin victims in Vietnam, contributing to the people-to-people exchangesand friendship of the two nations, he added.
VUFO President Nguyen Phuong Ngaspoke highly of the achievements of the VUFA over the time, which enhanced thecountries’ economic, trade and education cooperation.
In the new term, the VUFA will continueto foster friendship and cooperation between Vietnam and the UK and especiallybetween localities of the two nations.
The association will set up the LenAldis scholarship/charitable fund to provide support for Vietnamesedisadvantaged children and AO victims.-VNA
A 38-member Executive Board of thefriendship association was elected at the event. Deputy Minister of Industryand Trade Hoang Quoc Vuong was named VUFA Chairman, while former Standing Vice Chairmanof the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry Hoang Van Dung was elected asHonorary Chairman.
In his report, Dung, who was VUFA Chairmanfor the second and third tenure, said in recent five years, the association held various activities and exchangeof delegations to bolster friendship, cultural exchanges, and educationcooperation for youths of the nations.
The VUFA also held charity andhumanitarian activities and joined hands with partners to support Agent Orange(AO)/dioxin victims in Vietnam, contributing to the people-to-people exchangesand friendship of the two nations, he added.
VUFO President Nguyen Phuong Ngaspoke highly of the achievements of the VUFA over the time, which enhanced thecountries’ economic, trade and education cooperation.
In the new term, the VUFA will continueto foster friendship and cooperation between Vietnam and the UK and especiallybetween localities of the two nations.
The association will set up the LenAldis scholarship/charitable fund to provide support for Vietnamesedisadvantaged children and AO victims.-VNA
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