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Vietnamese expats in Czech Republic, Algeria celebrate Tet festival

Overseas Vietnamese and international friends in the Czech Republic gathered at a get-together hosted by the Vietnamese Embassy on January 30 night to celebrate the traditional Lunar New Year (Tet).
Vietnamese expats in Czech Republic, Algeria celebrate Tet festival ảnh 1Vietnamese Ambassador to the Czech Republic Ho Minh Tuan (Photo: VNA)

Prague (VNA) – Overseas Vietnamese and international friends in theCzech Republic gathered at a get-together hosted by the Vietnamese Embassy onJanuary 30 night to celebrate the traditional Lunar New Year (Tet).

Vietnamese Ambassador to the Czech Republic Ho Minh Tuan briefed the guests ofVietnam’s socio-economic achievements in 2018, and spoke highly the traditionalfriendship and cooperation between the two nations.

Two-way trade reaching nearly 1.2 billion USD in 2018, almost doubling the amountin the previous year, he said, stressing that both nations are discussingmeasures to promote tourism and send more Vietnamese labourers to the CzechRepublic.

As the two countries are heading towards the 70th anniversary ofdiplomatic relations in 2020, bilateral activities of senior leaders will beincreased, thus serving as momentum to elevate the bilateral ties to a newheight, the Vietnamese diplomat said.

On the occasion, Tuan expressed his delight at the development of theVietnamese people community in the Czech Republic, saying that they haveintegrated deeply into the host society and made significant contributions totheir homeland and the relations between the two countries.

The embassy will join hands with the Unionof Vietnamese Associations in Europe (UVAE) and the Vietnamese people communityin the Czech Republic to organise various programmes to mark the 20th founding anniversary of the Vietnamese People Association in the Czech Republicin 2019, he added.

Hoang Dinh Thang, UVAE Chairman and Honourable Chairman of the Vietnamese PeopleAssociation in the Czech Republic, said that with the support from the embassyand the UVAE, overseas Vietnamese in the host nation held many activities topromote connections with those in other European countries as well as preservetraditional cultural values.

He hoped that the UVAE would receive further assistance from the embassies inthe Czech Republic and other European coutnries to build a strong Vietnamesepeople community.

The same day, the Vietnamese Embassy in Algeria organise a similar event towelcome Tet. The event drew the participation of foreign guests like Algeriandiplomats, representatives of organizations, the press, and embassies of ASEANmember states, China, Cuba, Japan and the Republic of Korea.-VNA
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