Vietnamese, Lao Embassies celebrate Lao Bunpimay festival in Belgium
WVR/VNA - On April 12, the Vietnamese and Lao Embassies and Delegations to Belgium, the EU, and the Netherlands co-organised an event marking the Lao traditional New Year festival Bunpimay in Brussels .
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| Vietnam, Lao Embassies celebrate Lao Bunpimay festival in Belgium: Vietnamese Ambassador to Belgium and Luxembourg Nguyen Van Thao (R) presents flowers to Lao Ambassador to Belgium and the EU Phoukhong Sisoulath at the event. (Photo: VNA) |
In his remarks, Vietnamese Ambassador to Belgium and Luxembourg Nguyen Van Thao highlighted the importance of the Vietnam-Laos special solidarity and mutual support in their past struggles for independence and current causes of national construction, development, and protection.
Vietnamese Ambassador to the Netherlands Pham Viet Anh affirmed that Vietnam tries its best to accompany Laos in fostering such a relationship and passing it on to the next generations.
Lao Ambassador to Belgium and the EU Phoukhong Sisoulath said the friendship has been continuously cultivated by the leaders and peoples of the two countries. The event featured Lao culinary delights and musical performances, and friendly table-tennis matches.
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| Vietnam, Lao Embassies celebrate Lao Bunpimay festival in Belgium: Vietnamese and Lao Embassy staff dance together at the event. (Photo: VNA) |
The Ambassadors expressed their hope that the Vietnamese and Lao Embassies in Belgium and the Netherlands continue to promote exchange activities to strengthen their cohesion, contributing to the special relationship between Vietnam and Laos, at the same time, actively support each other to strengthen relations with Belgium, the Netherlands and the EU in the coming time.
Also on April 12, a delegation of the Vietnamese Embassy in Russia, headed by Chargé d'affaires Le Dac Quan, visited the Lao Embassy, offering Bunpimay greetings and best wishes.
The sides took the occasion to review key points of the Vietnam-Laos ties and expressed their hope for stronger and more effective coordination between the two Embassies in the time to come.
(Source: WVR/VNA)
