Vietnam, Nepal enhance friendship

President of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Associations (VUFO) Phan Anh Son hosted a reception for a delegation from the Nepal Peace and Solidarity Council (NPSC) led by its Chairman Rabindra Adhikari, who is also a member of the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist) (CPN-UML), in Hanoi on December 16.
Vietnam, Nepal enhance friendship ảnh 1At the reception of the VUFO President for the delegation from the Nepal Peace and Solidarity Council (NPSC) (Photo: thoidai.com.vn)
Hanoi (VNA) – President of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Associations (VUFO) PhanAnh Son hosted a reception for a delegation from the Nepal Peace and SolidarityCouncil (NPSC) led by its Chairman Rabindra Adhikari, who is also a member of the Communist Partyof Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist) (CPN-UML), in Hanoi on December 16.

At the event, Son spoke highly of the outcomes of the working session between theVietnam-Nepal Friendship Association and the NPSC delegation, and informed theguests of Vietnam’s situation and people-to-people exchange activities thatVUFO and its members are carrying out.

VUFO will create favourable conditions for the Vietnam-Nepal and Nepal-VietnamFriendship Associations to effectively carry out their cooperation, makingcontributions to enhancing the friendship between the two countries, Son said.

He went on to stress that Vietnam and the CPN-UML and the NPSC shared similar visions on development, ideology, communism and socialism.

Son said he wishes to promote people-to-people exchange between the twocountry, which he described as a solid foundation for the bilateral relations,adding VUFO and the Vietnam-Nepal Friendship Association should strengthenconnectivity with Nepali partners, especially the NPSC, to carve out practicalcooperation.

Rabindra Adhikar Rabindra Adhikar, for his part, highlightedthat the Nepali people admire President Ho Chi Minh, and the struggle fornational independence and national construction and development of Vietnam.

He said he wants to bolster the Vietnam-Nepal relations through theopening of direct flights, and cooperation in tourism, investment and trade.

At the event, the two sides discussed coordination toorganise celebrations of important anniversaries of the two countries, and agreed to continue informationexchange as well as discussions on measures and detailed cooperation activities topromote people-to-people exchange./.
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