Italian Ambassador receives congratulation bouquet from VIFA President.
Italian Ambassador to Vietnam, Antonio Alessandro, President of the Vietnam – Italy Friendship Association (VIFA), Nguyen Van Nam, Vice President of the Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences (VASS), Bui Nhat Quang along with lecturers and students of Italian Department of Hanoi University, member of La Dante Vietnam attended in the celebration.
Speaking at the event, President of VIFA, Nguyen Van Nam reviewed the history of the Republic Day, the symbol of the successful referendum on June 2-3, 1946 that marked the fall of Fascism and the transition of Italy into a republic. Emphasizing the achievements of Italy, he said: “The vision of Italian leaders has transformed Italy, from a post-WWII poor and ravaged country into a prosperous and modernized one.”
A meeting of La Dante Hanoi members. Photo: La Dante HN
According to VIFA President, Italy deeply connected to the Europe and is an important member of the European Union. Moreover, Italy is also an active member of UN and other international organizations supporting the mutual interests, peace and development of the Europe and the world”.
In the present day, Italy has become a part of Vietnamese people’s daily life in various aspects such as: automotive industry, architecture, fashion, culture, cuisine, sports, etc. The presence of these Italian ‘elements’ not only enriches Vietnamese people’s experiences, but also is the bridge connecting Vietnamese and Italians , especially, the young generation, helping strengthen two sides’ mutual understanding.
The relation of two countries are extending in trading and people – to – people diplomacy in every multilateral agenda. Particularly, the visit to Vietnam of the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation in May has generated positive results with the signing of numerous agreements.
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Italian Ambassador speaks at the event
The visit of Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte with his delegation in early June to attend the third high – level dialogue on Italia – ASEAN economic relations is expected to strengthen not only bilateral strategic partnership between Vietnam and Italy, but also the relations between Italy and other countries in ASEAN.
Talking about the Vietnam – Italy ties, Italian ambassador Antonio Alessandro highlighted similar traits shared by the two countries “Vietnam and Italy both have narrow long shape and are coastal countries. Two countries have long-standing culture and both had overcome difficult period in their history when being ruled by foreign invaders, and had eventually achieved victory, gaining back peace and independence. In spite of geographic distance, people of our countries share the same view of cultural values, including the appreciation of family, friendship and aesthetics”.
These similarities lay solid foundation for our present sustainable and in-depth relation between Vietnam and Italy, Ambassador Alessandro said. Based on this fact, the Ambassador affirmed the Embassy of Italy in Vietnam will continue cooperating with the VIFA to organize practical activities, in order to deepen bilateral relations, especially, in preparing for the welcoming ceremony for Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte in June.
Also, in the Republic Day celebration, Italian Ambassador in Vietnam and Chairman of VIFA presented scholarships to excellent students of the Italian language Department, Hanoi University and those from the National University of Art Education and La Dante center Vietnam (a society to promote Italian language and culture).
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