VIET NAM - THAILAND FRIENDSHIP ASSOCIATION

 

Date of establishment: August 1, 1996

President: Lieutenant General Nguyen Van Thanh, former Member of the Communist Party of Viet Nam Central Committee, Vice Chairman of the Central Theoretical Council.

Vice Presidents:

1. Permanent Vice President: Mr. Nguyen Duy Hung, former Director of the ASEAN Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, former Vietnamese Ambassador to Thailand
2. Vice President cum Secretary General: Mr. Nguyen Viet Loan, former Director of Southeast Asia - South Asia - South Pacific Department, Party Central Committee's Foreign Affairs Committee
3. Mr. Bui Hoan, former Director of the International Cooperation Department, Ministry of Public Security
4. Mr. Phan Trong Thai, former Director General of the People's Aid Coordination Committee, Viet Nam Union of Friendship Organizations
5. Mr. Nguyen Huu Hong, Director of Hanoi Electric Vehicle Joint Stock Company, Vice Chairman of Viet Nam - Thailand Friendship Association in Hanoi City

Address: 105A Quan Thanh Str., Ba Dinh Dist., Hanoi.
Phone: +84. 804 4413
Email: banaphivufo@gmail.com

Other information:

Principle and Objectives:

- The Viet Nam - Thailand Friendship Association (VTFA) is a social organization of Vietnamese citizens and organizations that are interested in or related to activities in the field of people-to-people diplomacy with Thailand, voluntarily established, with the purpose of gathering and uniting members and organizations. Organize diplomatic activities between the people of Viet Nam and Thailand effectively.

- The purpose of the Association’s activities is to contribute to strengthening and expanding the traditional friendship and solidarity and understanding between the two peoples; Consolidate and develop friendly relations and friendly cooperation in many aspects between the two countries in the spirit of strategic partnership for the benefit of the two peoples, for peace, cooperation and development in Southeast Asia and in the world.

Viet Nam - Thailand Friendship Associations in provinces:

- Viet Nam - Thailand Friendship Association of Hanoi City

- Viet Nam - Thailand Friendship Association of Tuyen Quang province

- Viet Nam - Thailand Friendship Association of Hoa Binh province

- Viet Nam - Thailand Friendship Association of Vinh Phuc province

- Viet Nam - Thailand Friendship Association of Nam Dinh province

- Viet Nam - Thailand Friendship Association of Thanh Hoa province

- Viet Nam - Thailand Friendship Association of Nghe An province

- Viet Nam - Thailand Friendship Association of Ha Tinh province

- Viet Nam - Thailand Friendship Association of Quang Binh province

- Viet Nam - Thailand Friendship Association of Quang Tri province

- Viet Nam - Thailand Friendship Association of Thua Thien Hue province

- Viet Nam - Thailand Friendship Association of Da Nang city

- Viet Nam - Thailand Friendship Association of Ho Chi Minh City

- Viet Nam - Thailand Friendship Association of Dong Nai province

- Viet Nam - Thailand Friendship Association of Kien Giang province

- Viet Nam - Thailand Friendship Association of Long An province

- Viet Nam - Thailand Friendship Association of Can Tho City

- Viet Nam - Thailand Friendship Association of Ben Tre province

Partners:

- Thailand - Viet Nam Friendship Association (TVFA)

- Thai - Viet Nam Business Council (TVBC)

- Thai Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) Advisory Association

- Thai - Vietnamese Association in Thailand

Main activities:

- Connecting the Viet Nam - Thailand Business Community to create a bridge to promote trade - investment activities to meet the interests of the Business Communities of both sides, in accordance with the trend of increasing people-to-people exchanges between the two countries.

- Implementing exchange activities, cultural exchange and people-to-people diplomacy between the two countries (annual meeting of the two Associations, people-to-people’s festival, celebration of Birthday of Uncle Ho…)

- Collaborating with Thailand partners to implement charitable activities.