Over the past six months, the Vietnamese community in Germany has organised a series of events to promote the image of their homeland, said Dang Tran Cu, Counsellor of the Vietnamese Embassy in Germany.

Cu met with 60 representatives of the Vietnamese community in Germany in Berlin on June 28 to discuss preparations for the 35 th anniversary of Vietnam-Germany diplomatic ties and the launch of a Vietnam Year in Germany in 2010.

The diplomat highlighted the successful organisation of the third Congress of the Vietnamese Business Association in Germany , the establishment of the Overseas Vietnamese Association in Halle city and participation in Sachsen-Anhalt State’s 13th Cultural Festival.

Participants at the meeting affirmed that the Vietnamese community in Germany always looks towards the homeland and is willing to get involved in activities to enhance the image of the country and people of Vietnam in the eyes of both German and international friends.-Enditem