Beyond its cultural significance, the January 18 Homeland Spring 2026” programme in Slovakia served as an important political and community-based activity aimed at consolidating national unity, reinforcing cultural identity, and strengthening the close bonds between overseas Vietnamese and the homeland.
The two sides will seek cooperation opportunities in cybersecurity, bomb and mine clearance, war-consequence remediation, and responses to non-traditional security challenges, while supporting each other within the framework of Vietnam–EU cooperation.
Highlights included an exhibition titled "Party in the 21st Century", featuring 58 works blending photography, painting, and ethnography to showcase traditional Slovak “Party” headpieces worn by unmarried women and brides in the 19th–20th centuries.
Vietnamese Ambassador to Slovakia Pham Truong Giang stressed that National Day is an occasion to honour the indomitable spirit of the Vietnamese people, which has turned the country into a symbol of peace, development, and international integration.
President Cuong affirmed that Vietnam treasures the traditional relationship, and good friendship and cooperation with Slovakia.
The image of women in flowing “ao dai” and children in colourful traditional costumes conveyed a powerful message of a culturally rich, friendly and open Vietnam.
The two sides briefed updates on the situation in each country, reviewed bilateral cooperation in recent time, and discussed specific directions and measures to further strengthen the traditional friendship and multifaceted cooperation between the two countries in the time to come.
Speaker of the National Council of Slovakia Richard Rasi showed his delight at the recent strides of the bilateral relationship, affirming his readiness to promote the exchange of delegations at all levels, including those of the two countries’ parliaments.
Vietnam and Slovakia have potential for expanding cooperation in many fields such as economy, tourism, nuclear energy, and defence industry.
The two sides discussed orientations for enhancing collaboration on the basis of a cooperation agreement on crime prevention signed between the Vietnamese Ministry of Public Security and the Slovak Ministry of Interior.
Giang thanked Kery for his personal contributions to promoting relations between the two countries and for his ongoing support for Vietnam in general and the Vietnamese community in Slovakia in particular.
Vietnamese communities across the world, including in Belgium, Luxembourg, Russia, the Netherlands, Germany, Slovakia, and the UK, have celebrated the upcoming Lunar New Year (Tet), the largest traditional festival of the home country.
A get-together to celebrate the 32nd anniversary of the Slovak Constitution Day (September 1, 1992 - 2024) was held by the Ho Chi Minh City Union of Friendship Organisations (HUFO) on August 24, demonstrating solidarity and friendship between the people of HCM City and Slovakia.
The third Vietnam Day, held on August 18 in Bratislava attracted over 10,000 visitors, becoming the largest event of its kind organised by the Vietnamese Embassy and community in the host country.
The Vietnamese Embassy in Slovakia has introduced the image of land and people of Vietnam at a summer camp held by the University of Economics in Bratislava from July 15-19.
The Vietnamese Embassy in Slovakia has held a ceremony to celebrate the 134th birthday anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh (May 19, 1890 – 2024) in Horne Saliby town (Trnava region), which the late Vietnamese leader visited 67 years ago.
