Ambassador Nguyen Phuong Nga, President of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organizations (VUFO) held a meeting with Ms. Anjuska Weil, President of the Swiss-Vietnam Association on Oct 28 in Hanoi.

At the meeting, Ambassador Nguyen Phuong Nga confirmed that VUFO always appreciates the special affection that Ms. Anjuska has for the country and people of Vietnam and the activities of the Swiss-Vietnam Association during the last 40 years.

Ambassador Nguyen Phuong Nga, President of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organizations (VUFO) (right) and Ms. Anjuska Weil, President of the Swiss-Vietnam Association (Photo: Nhung Nguyen).

In response, Mrs. Anjuska expressed her desire to continue cooperating with VUFO in delegation exchange between Switzerland and Vietnam. She discussed the plan for some of the Association's young members to visit Vietnam for the first time by the end of this year. In particular, they will travel to many cities and provinces across the country to gain better understanding about Vietnam,

Ms. Anjuska hopes that, after the visit, the young members will learn about the beauty of the country and people so that they can actively participate in the projects of the Association in Vietnam.

Ambassador Nguyen Phuong Nga agreed with the idea, saying that VUFO will support the Association to plan and also to help the members during the visit. The two sides agreed to continue exchanging information and consider this one of the important tasks to enhance mutual understanding and cultivate the friendship of the young generation of Switzerland and Vietnam.

The delegates at the meeting (Photo: Nhung Nguyen).

Another guest at the meeting was Savadoran-Swiss diplomat Anita Cristina Escher. She is the former Ambassador of El Savador to Germany and she is here for the first time during a business trip.

Mrs. Anita Cristina Escher appreciates the warm welcome from VUFO President and hopes that VUFO will be her connection for information exchange and cultural exchange activities in Vietnam.

Also, she proposed to bring Savadoran veterans delegation to visit and learn about historical combat sites in Vietnam through meeting with Vietnamese veteran delegation, visiting the Ho Chi Minh Trail, etc.

Ambassador Nguyen Phuong Nga thanked Anita for her interest in working with VUFO and will connect Anita with the Vietnam-El Savador Friendship Association to realize her idea.

Ms. Anjuska Weil, President of the Swiss-Vietnam Association and her portrait at the VUFO headquarters' Friendship House (Photo: Nhung Nguyen).

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