National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan meets Vietnamese community in the Netherlands. (Source: VNA) The Hague (VNA) – National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi KimNgan has lauded the contributions of the 20,000-strong Vietnamese community inthe Netherlands, especially the Vietnamese Association in The Hague, to promotingVietnam’s image to the world and social movements at home.
Meeting officials of the Vietnamese community and officials of theVietnamese Embassy in the European country on March 26, the top legislatornoted that the association has worked with the Vietnamese Embassy to organiseVietnamese classes in the country since late 2017, promoting national cultureand traditions.
She affirmed the Party and State’s policy of considering overseasVietnamese communities an inseparable part of the nation, noting that manypolicies have been designed to create favourable conditions for Vietnamesepeople abroad to return home and seek business opportunities, especially inscience and technology.
A revised Law on Technology Transfer has been issued, aiming toencourage more technology transfer to Vietnam, she noted.
She also praised the efforts of the Vietnamese Embassy in theNetherlands in implementing tasks assigned by the Party and State, pledgingthat the NA will create optimal conditions for the embassy to operateefficiently.
She expressed delight at the sound friendship and cooperation between Vietnamand the Netherlands over the past 45 years, as well as strengthened bilateral politicaltrust.
Links in climate change response, water management, sustainableagriculture and food security have been fruitful, she added.
The Netherlands has become the largest export market of Vietnam in theEU. Two-way trade in 2017 exceeded 7.7 billion USD, while the Netherlands ranks11th out of 126 foreign investors in Vietnam with total investmentof 8.17 billion USD.-VNA
Meeting officials of the Vietnamese community and officials of theVietnamese Embassy in the European country on March 26, the top legislatornoted that the association has worked with the Vietnamese Embassy to organiseVietnamese classes in the country since late 2017, promoting national cultureand traditions.
She affirmed the Party and State’s policy of considering overseasVietnamese communities an inseparable part of the nation, noting that manypolicies have been designed to create favourable conditions for Vietnamesepeople abroad to return home and seek business opportunities, especially inscience and technology.
A revised Law on Technology Transfer has been issued, aiming toencourage more technology transfer to Vietnam, she noted.
She also praised the efforts of the Vietnamese Embassy in theNetherlands in implementing tasks assigned by the Party and State, pledgingthat the NA will create optimal conditions for the embassy to operateefficiently.
She expressed delight at the sound friendship and cooperation between Vietnamand the Netherlands over the past 45 years, as well as strengthened bilateral politicaltrust.
Links in climate change response, water management, sustainableagriculture and food security have been fruitful, she added.
The Netherlands has become the largest export market of Vietnam in theEU. Two-way trade in 2017 exceeded 7.7 billion USD, while the Netherlands ranks11th out of 126 foreign investors in Vietnam with total investmentof 8.17 billion USD.-VNA
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