Vietnamese association in Germany’s Hamm established
Wednesday, 21/02/2024 11:19 (GMT+7)
The Vietnamese Association in Hamm city of Germany’s Nordrhein-Westfalen state organized its founding congress on February 18, becoming the first Vietnamese organization in the city.
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Vietnamese Consul General in Frankfurt Luu Xuan Dong (R) presents flowers to congratulate the founding congress of the association. (Photo: VNA)
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The association, gathered more than 300 Vietnamese people in the locality.
At the founding congress, participants elected five people to the executive committee of the association.
On the occasion, a Lunar New Year (Tet) celebration for the Vietnamese community was also held.
Speaking at the congress, Vietnamese Consul General in Frankfurt Luu Xuan Dong extended New Year wishes to the Vietnamese community in the city and congratulated the association on its official inception, affirming that the establishment of an organization of Vietnamese is significant in maintaining the national culture and tradition and spreading the image of Vietnam to international friends.
He pledged that the Vietnamese Consulate General in Frankfurt will always accompany with and support the association during its operation.
Meanwhile, Mayor of Hamm Monika Simshäuser said that the Vietnamese community is a special part of the city with 180,000 populations. He said he hopes that with the formation of the association, Vietnamese people will have more chances to integrate more deeply into and make more contributions to the city.
On the occasion, Head of the Vietnam Airlines branch in Germany Cao Duc Chinh Mien presented a couple of round-trip air tickets to representatives of the newly-established association./.
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