At the event, VIFA President Nguyen Van Nam expressed his delight at the strong growth in the Vietnam-Italy relations over the past years, particularly in politics, socio-economy, culture, education, people-to-people diplomacy, and cooperation in multilateral fora, especially between ASEAN and the European Union (EU).

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VIFA President Nguyen Van Nam speaks at the event

He also stressed that, as an important member of the EU, a proactive member of the UN and many other organizations, Italy has made contributions to the regional and global peace, development, and win-win cooperation.

For his turn, Italian Ambassador to Vietnam Antonio Alessandro held that in the coming time, both sides should promote cooperation activities such as people-to-people and cultural exchanges to help enhance their mutual understanding and strengthen the two countries’ relationship.

Translated by Song Anh