VUFO President Works on People-to-People Exchange with Switzerland
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At the meeting. |
On the sidelines of President Nguyen Xuan Phuc's official visit to Switzerland, President of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organizations (VUFO) Nguyen Phuong Nga had a meeting with the Switzerland-Vietnam Friendship Association in Bern, Switzerland on Nov. 27, 2021.
Nga joined President Nguyen Xuan Phuc and the high-ranking delegation from the Vietnamese state and party to visit Switzerland at the invitation of Swiss President Guy Parmelin from Nov. 25 to Dec. 2.
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VUFO President Nguyen Phuong Nga awarded the medal for "Peace and Friendship among Nations" for Anjuska Weil, President of the Switzerland-Vietnamese Friendship Association. |
At the meeting, Anjuska Weil, president of the Switzerland-Vietnam Friendship Association, expressed her delight at the development of the two countries' relations, saying she appreciated Vietnam's development achievements.
Members of the association proposed ideas to strengthen the friendship. They said the attachment of the Vietnamese community to Switzerland was an important in people-to-people exchanges and attracting young people in enhancing understanding and solidarity.
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VUFO President Nguyen Phuong Nga and the Switzerland-Vietnamese Friendship Association. |
VUFO President Nguyen Phuong Nga thanked the Switzerland-Vietnam Friendship Association and Swiss friends for their support, especially in the fight against Covid-19.
She also thanked partners and friends for holding activities to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
The two sides discussed directions to strengthen cooperation. The discussion focused on activities to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the establishment of the Switzerland-Vietnam Friendship Association in 2022.
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President of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organizations Nguyen Phuong Nga awarded the medal "For Peace and Friendship among Nations" to Anjuska Weil, president of the Switzerland-Vietnamese Friendship Association. |
During the meeting between President Nguyen Xuan Phuc and the Swiss-Vietnamese Friendship Association and representatives of the Vietnamese community in Switzerland, Nga granted the medal for "Peace and Friendship among Nations" to Anjuska Weil.
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