The Vietnamese Association in Hamm city of Germany’s Nordrhein-Westfalen state organised its founding congress on February 18, becoming the first Vietnamese organisation in the city that aims to build a united and strong community.
Vietnamese Consul General in Frankfurt Luu Xuan Dong (R) presents flowers to congratulate the congress (Photo: VNA)
Berlin (VNA) – The Vietnamese Association inHamm city of Germany’s Nordrhein-Westfalen state organised its founding congresson February 18, becoming the first Vietnamese organisation in the city that aims to build a united and strong community.
During the event, participants elected a five-memberexecutive committee of the association, which gathered more than 300 Vietnamesepeople in the locality.
A Lunar New Year (Tet) celebration for the Vietnamese community wasalso held on the occasion.
Addressing the event, Vietnamese Consul General in FrankfurtLuu Xuan Dong extended New Year greetings to the Vietnamese community in the cityand congratulated the association on its official inception, affirming that theestablishment of an organisation of Vietnamese is significant in maintainingthe national culture and tradition and spreading the image of Vietnam tointernational friends.
He pledged that the Vietnamese Consulate General inFrankfurt will always accompany with and support the association during itsoperation.
Meanwhile, Mayor of Hamm Monika Simshäuser said that theVietnamese community is a special part of the 180,000-strong city. He said he hopesthat with the formation of the association, Vietnamese people will have morechances to integrate more deeply into and make more contributions to the city.
Hailing contributions of the Vietnamese community to business activities of thecity, Gehard Draband, Chairman of the Ruhr Association of Small andMedium-Sized Enterprises said that he will visit Vietnam in April to seeklabourers for local firms.
Head of the Vietnam Airlines branch in Germany Cao Duc ChinhMien presented a couple of air tickets to representatives of thenewly-established association./.
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Vietnamese Consul General in Frankfurt Luu Xuan Dong (R) presents flowers to congratulate the congress (Photo: VNA) 
