Tuesday, 14/02/2017 18:17 (GMT+7)
The Vietnamese Embassy in New Zealand has organized a meeting for overseas Vietnamese in Auckland city early in the year of the rooster.
Vietnamese Ambassador Nguyen Viet Dung and his spouse take a photo with overseas Vietnamese
(Photo: Vietnamese Embassy in New Zealand)
Auckland is the largest trade centre of New Zealand and it has about two out three of the more than 6,000 overseas Vietnamese living, working and studying in New Zealand.
At the event, Vietnamese Ambassador Nguyen Viet Dung delivered best wishes to the overseas Vietnamese on the occasion of the Lunar New Year of the Rooster, and wished them to continue to unite and support each other to preserve the culture, language and national identity, look towards the homeland, join hands to build a strong and prosperous country of Vietnam and work as a bridge to promote friendship and comprehensive cooperation between Vietnam and New Zealand and towards a strategic partnership.
He also reported the achievements of economy, politics and society of Vietnam over the past year, and highlights of the diplomatic relations between Vietnam and New Zealand, especially the official visit to New Zealand on December 2016 by Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Binh Minh, which has contributed to promoting the friendly relations and cooperation between the two countries, especially in trade and the economy.
The meeting was organized in warm atmosphere and was also an opportunity for overseas Vietnamese to enjoy traditional dishes on Lunar New Year Festival.
On this occasion, the Vietnamese Embassy in New Zealand also organized a lucky draw, supported by Vietnam Airlines, with the special prize of a pair of return tickets from Sydney/Melbourne to Hanoi/Ho Chi Minh city./.
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