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Vietnamese people in Russia, Israel, Mexico celebrate Lunar New Year

Vietnamese people in Russia, Israel, and Mexico marked the coming Lunar New Year (Tet) with ceremonies organised by the embassies of Vietnam on January 22.
Vietnamese people in Russia, Israel, Mexico celebrate Lunar New Year ảnh 1Vietnamese Ambassador to Russia Dang Minh Khoi speaks at the Homeland's Spring programme via videoconference on January 22 (Photo: VNA)
Moscow (VNA) – Vietnamese people in Russia, Israel, and Mexico marked the comingLunar New Year (Tet) with ceremonies organised by the embassies of Vietnamon January 22.

In Moscow,representatives of the Vietnamese community in Russia took part in the “Homeland’sSpring” prorgamme, held in Hanoi by the State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese(OV) Affairs and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, via videoconference.

Ambassador Dang Minh Khoi expressed his delight at the country’ssuccess in the COVID-19 vaccination campaign, which has created new momentumfor the country to enter a new year of hope and victory.

TrinhVan Que, Chairman of the Vietnamese People Association in Ulyanovsk city, toldthe Vietnam News Agency that the annual Homeland’s Spring programme, specificallyheld for OVs to celebrate Tet, demonstrates the Party and State leaders’consistent attention to the OV community.

He attributedthe achievements in the pandemic combat to the strong directions by the Party,State, and Government, as well as the people’s consensus.

Also onJanuary 22, Vietnamese people in Israel gathered to make “chung” cakes, atraditional food and also the most typical dish of Tet - the largest and mostimportant festival in the homeland.

The event,organised by the Vietnamese Embassy, was also intended to strengthen thesolidarity among the Vietnamese community in Israel.

Vietnamese people in Russia, Israel, Mexico celebrate Lunar New Year ảnh 2Representatives of Vietnamese people in Mexico pose for a photo at the Tet celebration on January 22 (Photo: VNA)
At aTet celebration the same day, Ambassador to Mexico Nguyen Hoanh Nam highlightedthe significance of the festival along with the homeland’s attainments ineconomic, political, and social affairs.

He affirmedthe Party and State’s policy of viewing the OVs as an integral part of theVietnamese people. He also appreciated the expatriates’ contributions to theCOVID-19 fight in Vietnam, calling on them to uphold solidarity, assist one another,adhere to the host country’s laws, and continue making dedication to theVietnam - Mexico relations.

Thankingthe Party and State for their sincere attention to OVs around the world, Chairmanof the Vietnamese People Association in Mexico Nguyen Huu Dong said the Vietnamesecommunity in the American nation always turn their hearts to the homeland, andthat they will maintain their good academic and work performance and compliancewith local laws so as to help promote images of the Vietnamese people in Mexicoand reinforce bilateral relations./.
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