At the opening ceremony (Source: VNA)
Prague (VNA) – The third camp for
Vietnamese youths and students in Europe (SiviTa Europa) kicked off in Prague,
the Czech Republic, on August 17, attracting 300 delegates from 12 European
nations and Vietnam.
The four-day event aims to strengthen the
solidarity and enhance the knowledge of the nation’s culture, history,
geography, and language among Vietnamese youths and students in Europe.
Addressing the opening ceremony, Le Quoc Phong,
President of the Vietnam Students’ Association (VSA) said the HCM
Communist Youth Union and the VSA have continuously supported the movements of
overseas Vietnamese students.
The two organisations want to promote the
activities and structures of their chapters abroad to create a dynamic
environment for Vietnamese youths in Europe in general and worldwide in
particular, contributing to preserving the Vietnamese culture, and promoting
the image of the nation and the Vietnamese people.
Numerous activities took place during the
opening ceremony, including art performance, cultural exchanges and game shows.
The Association of Vietnamese youths and
students in the Czech Republic was welcomed as a member of the Vietnam Youth
Federation at the event.
The fourth camp for Vietnamese youths and
students in Europe will take place in Hungary in 2018. The first and second
ones were held in Germany and France, respectively.-VNA