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| Delegates at the ceremony in Prague (Photo: VNA) |
The event was attended by Vietnamese and Czech officials and over 400 overseas Vietnamese in the Czech Republic.
Speaking at the opening ceremony, Chairman of the Overseas Vietnamese Association in the Czech Republic Nguyen Duy Nhien emphasized that the association was established on November 15, 1999 and is the legal, official and highest representative organization of the Vietnamese community recognized by the Czech and Vietnamese governments.
After 25 years of development, the Overseas Vietnamese Association in the Czech Republic has grown from a small group to 10 provincial-level associations, 44 district-level branches and 27 member associations.
Speaking at the event, Vice President Xuan said that the Vietnamese community abroad, including in the Czech Republic, has made important contributions to national construction and development, and always looks towards the homeland.
Over the past 25 years, the Vietnamese Association in the Czech Republic has developed strongly, operated effectively and connected overseas Vietnamese with the homeland. It has contributed to promoting the image of the land and people of Vietnam to Czech people, nurturing the love for the homeland in the community, especially among the young generation, and affirming the position and prestige of the Vietnamese people, she said.
The Vice President expressed her hope that the community will continue to promote its role and responsibility, make more contributions to the host country's socio-economic development, stay united and preserve national cultural identity, and serve as a bridge for friendship and cooperation between the two countries.
President of the Senate of the Czech Republic Milos Vystrcil acknowledged the contributions of the Vietnamese community to the Czech Republic and Vietnam. He described the fact that hundreds of thousands of Vietnamese have studied in the European country as an important foundation for both sides to build and further develop their relationship, towards upgrading bilateral relations to a new level.
On this occasion, the association presented 600 million VND (over 23,600 USD) that the Vietnamese community in the Czech Republic donated to help those affected by Typhoon Yagi in the homeland. So far, they have donated and sent more than 5.7 billion VND to storm-affected people in Vietnam./.