VNA General Director honoured with Spanish Order of Civil Merit

The Spanish King’s Order of Civil Merit Encomienda was bestowed upon General Director of the Vietnam News Agency Nguyen Duc Loi at a ceremony held by the Spanish Embassy in Hanoi on November 30.
VNA General Director honoured with Spanish Order of Civil Merit ảnh 1Spanish Ambassador Pilar Méndez Jiménez presents the order to General Director of the Vietnam News Agency Nguyen Duc Loi (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – The Spanish King’s Order of CivilMerit Encomienda was bestowed upon General Director of the Vietnam News AgencyNguyen Duc Loi at a ceremony held by the Spanish Embassy in Hanoi on November30.

The order honours individuals with distinct contributions toSpain and to its relations with other countries.


Also Chairman of the Vietnam – Spain Friendship Association,which was established in May 2004, Loi and other leaders and members of the associationhave contributed significantly to boosting mutual affection and understandingbetween the two countries' people as well as their friendship and cooperation.

Expressing his gratitude and happiness to receive the order,the VNA General Director said the invaluable reward acknowledges his smallcontribution to fortifying the increasing Vietnam – Spain solidarity, friendship,and development collaboration.

He pledged his further efforts to enhance the bilateral ties.

Also on the occasion, the order was also presented to three other Vietnamese and Spanish citizens, including Nguyen Xuan Son, the embassy’sofficial Vietnamese interpreter during 1998 – 2003 who has contributed greatlyto the popularisation of the Spanish language via numerous classes. The others are two Spanish nationals, Diego Cortizas and his wife Laura Fontán, whofounded the Chula Fashion brand. Chula Fashion shops established in a number ofVietnamese localities has introduced Spanish culture to locals.

Congratulating the four recipients, Spanish Ambassador PilarMéndez Jiménez stated they represent the best things in the Vietnam – Spanish relations.

Expressing her thanks to Loi and members of his associationin helping the embassy reinforce the bilateral ties, she mentioned thefriendship association’s donation of medical equipment to the Spanish people in thefight against COVID-19, saying it encouraged them to overcome the mostdifficult period of the nation in decades./.

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