The
Vietnamese community in Mexico recently gathered to celebrate the upcoming
Lunar New Year (Tet) festival.
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At
the event in Mexico - Source: VNA
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Addressing the event,
Vietnamese Ambassador to Mexico Le Linh Lan reiterated the Vietnamese Party and
State’s consistent stance on pursuing an external policy of independence,
self-reliance, openness, diversification and multilateralisation of ties, and
of active and proactive global integration.
She expressed her delight at
the development of Vietnam-Mexico ties with increased exchange of delegations
at all levels and the establishment of a Bilateral Inter-Committee.
Speaking highly of the
Vietnamese community’s solidarity and mutual support in the host country as
well as contributions to the national construction, the ambassador conveyed her
New Year wishes to the participants on the occasion.
At the event, Vietnamese
nationals were treated with music performances and traditional cuisine.
In Canada, the Vietnamese
embassy joined other Asian countries at a winter night fair to mark Canada’s
150th founding anniversary and.
Vietnam’s fried spring
rolls, wooden dragonflies, rickshaw miniatures and palm-leaf conical hats
attracted crowds.
Vietnamese Minister
Counsellor in Canada Nguyen Hung Son said the event affords a chance to promote
cultural diplomacy, popularise Vietnam and its culture and people to
international friends.
Thailand, Japan and China
also joined the fair.
Source:
VNA