VUFO Proactive and Effective in High-level Diplomatic Activities in Viet Nam
In 2024–2025, the Viet Nam Union of Friendship Organizations (VUFO) took the lead and coordinated the organization of numerous friendship exchanges and meetings during state visits by leaders of various countries to Viet Nam. These activities demonstrated VUFO’s proactive and active role in promoting people-to-people diplomacy, contributing to deepening the bonds of friendship and cooperation between Viet Nam and other nations.
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| On June 20, 2024, in Hanoi, VUFO chaired the program “President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin and President of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam To Lam meet with leaders of the Viet Nam–Russia Friendship Association and generations of Vietnamese alumni who studied in Russia,” held on the occasion of the state visit to Viet Nam by President Vladimir Putin. (Photo: Dinh Hoa) |
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| On July 27, 2024, in Hanoi, Esteban Lazo Hernandez, President of the National Assembly of People’s Power and the Council of State of Cuba, met with leaders of VUFO, the Viet Nam–Cuba Friendship Association, the Club of Vietnamese Alumni in Cuba, and the Truong Son – Ho Chi Minh Trail Tradition Association. (Photo: Dinh Hoa) |
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| As part of his state visit to Viet Nam, on September 11, 2024, in Hanoi, Thongloun Sisoulith, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party and President of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, met with former Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts, as well as the young generations of Viet Nam and Laos. The program was jointly organized by the Ministry of National Defense, the Party Central Committee’s Commission for External Relations, and VUFO. (Photo: Dinh Hoa) |
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| On November 24, 2024, in Hanoi, during his official visit to Viet Nam, Rumen Radev, President of the Republic of Bulgaria, met with the Viet Nam–Bulgaria Friendship Association and Vietnamese friends who studied or worked in Bulgaria. The event was co-organized by the Viet Nam–Bulgaria Friendship Association (under VUFO) and the Embassy of Bulgaria in Viet Nam. (Photo: VUFO) |
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| On March 20, 2025, in Hanoi, VUFO coordinated with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and other agencies to organize the program “Meeting with Vietnamese and Chinese students and alumni across generations,” held in celebration of the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations and the Viet Nam–China People-to-People Exchange Year 2025. General Secretary To Lam attended and delivered remarks at the program. (Photo: Dinh Hoa) |
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| On April 15, 2025, in Hanoi, during the state visit to Viet Nam by Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the Communist Party of China and President of China, the two sides organized the Viet Nam–China People’s Friendship Exchange Program; the Launching Ceremony of the “Red Journey: Youth Study and Exchange Program”; the Launching Ceremony of the Viet Nam–China Railway Cooperation Mechanism; and a Photo Exhibition marking 75 years of Viet Nam–China diplomatic relations. The event was chaired by VUFO in coordination with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Viet Nam News Agency, and the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union Central Committee. (Photo: Dinh Hoa) |
 | VUFO Delegation Visits Historical Site in Thai Nguyen On the occasion of the 75th Anniversary of the Viet Nam Union of Friendship Organizations (VUFO) (November 17, 1950 – November 17, 2025), the Union ... |
 | Viet Nam Union of Friendship Organizations Actively Engages in and Organizes High-Level External Activities Abroad During 2024-2025, the Viet Nam Union of Friendship Organizations (VUFO) has taken the lead and cooperated with partners to organize numerous friendship exchanges and meetings ... |
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