Vice National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan has emphasised the
importance of speeding up solidarity, friendship and cooperation
between Vietnamese people and others in the region and the world.
While attending a meeting of the Vietnam Union of Friendship
Organisations (VUFO) in Hanoi on July 30, Ngan spoke highly of the
union’s role and its members’ activities, especially in protecting the
country’s sacred sovereignty.
VUFO President Vu
Xuan Hong said that in the remaining months of this year, the union will
continue promoting people-to-people exchange, supporting foreign
non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in their fact-finding tours, and
implementing activities to safeguard the national sovereignty and ensure
peace, security and stability in the region.
According to the union, many international NGOs have pledged to continue
assistance for Vietnam in health, education, community development and
response to climate change. In the first six months of 2014, about 80
million USD provided for Vietnam by NGOs were disbursed.-VNA