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The report presented at the meeting highlighted the Association’s diverse activities in 2024, aimed at fostering friendly exchanges and initiatives to enhance the understanding of Vietnam’s land and people among Canadian counterparts.

The 2024 year-end review and 2025 work orientation meeting of the Canada-Vietnam Friendship Association was held on January 16 in Hanoi. (Photo: Dinh Hoa)

These efforts included welcoming and arranging programs for the delegation of the Canada-Vietnam Friendship Association, which engaged with various universities, secondary schools, and enterprises in Vietnam in January 2024. Additionally, the Association’s leadership and Secretariat actively participated in cultural and sporting events hosted by the Canadian Embassy in Vietnam.

The Association also provided counsel to the President of the Viet Nam Union of Friendship Organizations in organizing a courtesy meeting with the Canadian Ambassador to Vietnam Shawn Steil. The meeting served as a platform to share insights on Vietnam’s socio-economic development and its achievements in promoting human rights.

Ambassador Nguyen Thi Hoi, Vice President of the Association, reaffirmed the strategic objective of Vietnam-Canada people-to-people diplomacy: protecting national interests, promoting economic development, fostering cultural exchanges, and enhancing Vietnam’s image among Canadian friends.

Therefore, the Association will intensify its efforts to advance friendly and cooperative initiatives through people-to-people channels, following the Vietnam-Canada Relationship Development Framework for 2020-2025 of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Association will also collaborate with local governments, enterprises, educational institutions, and research centers to organize economic and cultural exchange programs.

Members discussed and contributed constructive recommendations on specific tasks and activities for 2025 during the meeting. (Photo: Dinh Hoa)

During the meeting, members discussed and contributed constructive recommendations on specific tasks and activities for 2025.

The Association's members agreed on hosting a business roundtable with the Canadian Ambassador to Vietnam to exchange updates on Canada and bilateral relations in trade, investment, and economic cooperation, scheduled for the first quarter of 2025.

Additionally, plans were outlined for a delegation of Vietnamese enterprises to visit Canada, with the ultimate aim of establishing a Vietnam-Canada Business Club.

The Association also intends to organize a Vietnam-Canada student exchange seminar to facilitate connections between Canadian experts and Vietnamese alumni of Canadian institutions. This initiative seeks to further promote collaboration, particularly in the fields of science and technology.

In her concluding statement, Vice President Nguyen Thi Hoi expressed her appreciation for the valuable inputs and recommendations provided by the Association’s members. She emphasized that these contributions will significantly enhance the Association’s organizational capacity and effectiveness in fulfilling its mission.

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