NA Chairman receives Switzerland–Vietnam Friendship Association President in Geveva
Vietnam deeply values the contributions of the Switzerland–Vietnam Friendship Association, not only in terms of spiritual support but also through its efforts in mobilising donations for charitable and humanitarian activities, and supporting the poor.
Chairman of the Vietnamese National Assembly Tran Thanh Man (R) presents a gift to President of the Switzerland–Vietnam Friendship Association Anjuska Marija Weil on July 28. (Photo: VNA)
Geneva (VNA) - Chairman of the Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) Tran Thanh Man met with Anjuska Marija Weil, President of the Switzerland–Vietnam Friendship Association (SVFA), in Geneva on July 28, within the framework of his working trip to the Central European country.
NA Chairman Man emphasised that Vietnam’s current success is partly thanks to the support and assistance of international friends, including Anjuska Marija Weil, who has served as President of the SVFA for over 30 years. She has been a key figure in the association’s activities and has visited Vietnam more than 20 times.
He expressed his gratitude to the association leader for joining a movement to protest the war in Vietnam in the 1960s and for continuing to stand by the country until this day. He affirmed that Vietnam deeply values the contributions of the Switzerland–Vietnam Friendship Association, not only in terms of spiritual support but also through its efforts in mobilising donations for charitable and humanitarian activities, and supporting the poor. The association has helped Vietnam in building schools, assisting leprosy patients, and assisting victims of Agent Orange.
For her part, Anjuska Marija Weil noted that since its establishment in 1982, the mission and purpose of the association have remained unchanged: to promote friendship, mutual understanding, and cooperation between the people of Switzerland and Vietnam.
The working session between Chairman of the Vietnamese National Assembly Tran Thanh Man and President of the Switzerland–Vietnam Friendship Association Anjuska Marija Weil in Geneva on July 28 (Photo: VNA)
In recent years, the association has carried out humanitarian projects to support AO victims, provide microcredit assistance, and improve health care and education. It has also supported the Vietnamese community in Switzerland, including the establishment of the Binh Minh School to teach Vietnamese language to children of Vietnamese origin.
She asserted that in her capacity, she will continue to contribute to the development of the association as well as to the fine friendship and collaboration between Switzerland and Vietnam.
🌱 Congratulating the association on its recent achievements, especially its close collaboration with the Vietnamese community in organising many meaningful activities in Switzerland, the top Vietnamese legislator said that thanks to Vietnam’s own efforts and the support from international partners, including Switzerland, the country has now succeeded in eliminating leprosy./.
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