President Nguyen Xuan Phuc and Vietnamese representatives in Switzerland (Photo: VNA) Bern (VNA) – President Nguyen XuanPhuc has hailed the overseas Vietnamese community as an “inseparable part” ofthe Vietnamese nation and an important resource for the cause of national construction,development and defence.
Meeting representativesof Vietnamese associations, friendship organisations and community in Bern, Switzerlandon November 27 (local time), Phuc appreciated their opinions andsuggestions, saying that the Vietnamese Party and State intend to issue amechanism to effectively collect and capitalise on feedback and initiatives ofOV experts, intellectuals and businesspeople.
Heinformed them that Vietnam’s business environment has improved, attracting alarge number of top investors to the country. External and global integrationactivities have been stepped up actively, proactively and effectively. Vietnamalso signed and enforced a number of new-generation free trade agreements.
The leader wished thatthe OVs would continue offering mutual support, help fellows at home overcomethe pandemic, as well as raise awareness of national traditions and cultureamong young generations, especially the Vietnamese language.
Staff of the Vietnamese Embassyin Switzerland were asked to better perform citizen protection and holdpractical activities to contribute to the homeland, thereby upholding the powerof great national unity.
On the occasion, thePresident presented the Friendship Order to the Switzerland-Vietnam FriendshipAssociation (SVFA) in honour of its contributions to the friendship between the two countries' people.
President of the VietnamUnion of Friendship Organisations (VUFO) Nguyen Phuong Nga also granted the insignia “For Peace and Friendship among Nations”, the most noble distinctionof the VUFO, to SVFA President Anjuska Weil.
As scheduled on November 28morning (local time), President Phuc and his spouse will leave Bern for Genevato meet Director General of the UN Office in Geneva Tatiana Valovaya, Director General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and Director General of the World Intellectual PropertyOrganisation (WIPO) Daren Tang./.
