The Vietnamese delegation led by Nguyen Dac Vinh, First Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union Central Committee joined the 19th General Assembly of the World Federation of Democratic Youth (WFDY) which was kicked off in the Cuban capital city of Havana on November 9th.

The opening session of the congress (Source: VNA)

The participants which included 130 representatives of 70 organisations from 35 countries across the world are scheduled to engage in an exchange with representatives of mass organisations from several Cuban localities and an art performance celebrating the 70th founding anniversary of the WFDY, and visit the Julio Antonio Mella International Camp.

Established in 1945 and recognised by the UN as an international youth non-governmental organisation, the WFDY gathers many youth organisations and movements worldwide with the aim of promoting peace and solidarity, and accompanying the UN in protecting the rights and obligations of youths./.

( Compiled by VNF )