January 15, 2017 | 21:59 (GMT+7)
HAUFO organizes program to welcome New Year
PANO – The Hanoi Union of Friendship Organizations (HAUFO) held an exchange program to welcome New Year 2017 on January 14 at the Hanoi Opera House.
An art performance at the ceremony. Photo: dangcongsan.vn
Delivering the opening speech, Nguyen Lan Huong, President of HAUFO highlighted that 2017 is an important year for Vietnam with numerous significant activities, such as hosting the Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) forum 2017, organizing activities to celebrate the 50
th founding anniversary of ASEAN.
The program demonstrated sentiments of the Vietnamese in general and Hanoians in particular for foreigners who are working and living in the capital city of Hanoi.
On behalf of diplomatic corps and international organizations in Vietnam, Venezuelan Ambassador to Viet Nam Jorge Rondon Uzcategui highly appreciated HAUFO’s achievements over the past time, and also expressed belief that HAUFO will continue serving as a bridge connecting international friends and Hanoians, in particular, and Vietnamese people, in general.
Translated by Hong Thanh