Viet Nam Union of Friendship Organizations received Ethiopian State Minister of Ministry of Foreign Affairs
On April 16 in Hanoi, Vice President of the Viet Nam Union of Friendship Organizations Nguyen Ngoc Hung received the State Minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia, Ambassador Birtukan Ayano.
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| Vice President of the Viet Nam Union of Friendship Organizations Nguyen Ngoc Hung (R) and the State Minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia, Ambassador Birtukan Ayano. (Photo: Hong Anh) |
At the meeting, State Minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia Birtukan Ayano shared information about the activities of foreign NGOs in Ethiopia. She stated that Ethiopia seeks to learn from Vietnam's experience in engaging with foreign NGOs.
Vice President of the Viet Nam Union of Friendship Organizations Nguyen Ngoc Hung introduced Ambassador Birtukan Ayano to the mission and organizational structure of the Viet Nam Union of Friendship Organizations and the People's Aid Coordinating Committee (an agency under the Viet Nam Union of Friendship Organizations).
The Viet Nam Union of Friendship Organizations agreed to continue exchanging information with the Ethiopian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and to introduce and connect Ambassador Birtukan Ayano with foreign NGOs.
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