The Ho Chi Minh City Union of Friendship Organisations (HUFO) on December 1 hosted a get-together to mark the 102nd National Day of Romania (December 1, 1918 – 2020).
Romanian Consul General to Vietnam Petrescu Razvan (Photo: VNA)
HCM City (VNA) - The Ho Chi Minh City Union of Friendship Organisations(HUFO) on December 1 hosted a get-together to mark the 102nd National Day of Romania (December 1, 1918 –2020).
Addressing the event, President of the Vietnam – Romania Friendship Associationin HCM City Nguyen Truong Giang highlighted the friendship between the twocountries, especially Romania’s support for Vietnam in the past and at present.
According to Giang, Romania has trained more than 4,000 students for Vietnam,and many of them have become experts, managers and engineers with contributionsto the development of Vietnam.
Trade cooperation and cultural and people-to-people exchange between localitiesof the two countries in recent years have actively contributed to strengtheningthe bilateral relations, he said.
For his part, Romanian Consul General to Vietnam PetrescuRazvan expressed his thanks to Vietnamese people in general and those in HCMCity in particular for their support for Romani in the past and at present,especially in the fight against COVID-19 pandemic.
According Razvan, trade turnover between Vietnam and Romania in 2019 reached267 million USD, up 24 percent compared to the previous year. In the firsteight months of 2020, the two-way trade hit 172 million USD.
The expanded cooperation in education, trade and investmentbetween Vietnam and Romania has contributed to bringing prosperity to both nations,he said./.
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The traditional friendship and cooperation between Vietnam and Romania have been fostered continuously over the past years, and the bilateral relationship has seen progress in all spheres, President of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO) Ambassador Nguyen Phuong Nga said on November 29.
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Romanian Consul General to Vietnam Petrescu Razvan (Photo: VNA) 
