The traditional friendship between Vietnam and the Czech Republic
has strongly fuelled cooperation between the two countries in the
current new situation, Czech Ambassador to Vietnam Martin Klepetko has
said.
The diplomat was speaking at a ceremony to
mark the 95th anniversary of the Czech Republic’s Independence Day
in Ho Chi Minh City on October 31, which was jointly held by the
Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations and the Ho Chi Minh City’s
chapter of the Vietnam-Czech Republic Friendship Association (VCFA).
He said the traditional ties between Vietnam and the
Czech Republic is special with practical activities, including the
Czech Republic’s recognition of the Vietnamese community as an ethnic
minority group of the country.
Klepetko expressed
his belief that future cooperation between the two countries in all
fields will be further deepened with many specific activities for the
interest of both peoples.
Addressing the ceremony,
President of the VCFA in Ho Chi Minh City said despite ups and downs
in each country, the long-lasting traditional friendship between
Vietnam and the Czech Republic has been preserved and developed.
In recent years, the two sides have maintained
regular exchanges of high-ranking delegations and signed many
cooperation agreements, laying a firm foundation for their long-standing
cooperation.
Vice President of the Czech Senate Miluse Horska, who is on a visit to Vietnam , also attended the event.-VNA