According to VNA, the ceremony was attended by Charge d'Affaires of the Vietnamese Embassy in Portugal Nguyen Manh Thang, Lawyer Jose Pedro Viera, President of the Portugal - Vietnam Friendship Association, Mr. Henrique Calisto, former Head Coach of the Vietnam men's football team, Vice President of the Association, and more than 30 members of the Association.
Speaking at the ceremony, Lawyer Jose Pedro Viera, President of the Portugal - Vietnam Friendship Association, expressed his joy at the official establishment of the Association, bringing together many Portuguese individuals working in many different fields but all with affection for Vietnam and a common desire to contribute to promoting understanding, solidarity and cooperation between the people of the two countries.
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| Mr. Henrique Calisto, former Head Coach of the Vietnam men's football team and Vice President of the Portugal - Vietnam Friendship Association, spoke. (Photo: VNA) |
President Jose Pedro Viera also emphasized that before the Association was established, its members had made many positive contributions to promoting cooperation between the two countries in the fields of economics , education - training, culture, sports, cooperation between localities, etc. He affirmed that in the coming time, the Association will carry out many specific activities to enhance people-to-people exchanges, connect businesses, promote local cooperation, cooperation between universities, cultural and sports exchanges between the two countries.
Chargé d'Affaires Nguyen Manh Thang congratulated the Portugal - Vietnam Friendship Association on its establishment at a time when the two countries are celebrating the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations. He said that this is an important event, contributing to promoting the good friendship and cooperation between Vietnam and Portugal.
Appreciating the positive contributions of the Association's members in the past time, Chargé d'Affaires Nguyen Manh Thang suggested that in the coming time, the Association should continue to promote the image of the country and people of Vietnam to the Portuguese people, actively carry out cooperation activities with Vietnam in areas of expertise, strengths and capacities of the Association's members, support and participate in foreign affairs activities organized by the Vietnamese Embassy in Portugal, especially important foreign affairs events, and implement projects to support the community in Vietnam.
The Portugal - Vietnam Friendship Association was founded by a group of Portuguese friends who love Vietnam. They have made many positive contributions to promoting the friendship and good cooperation between the two countries in recent times, such as connecting the twinning relationship between Ho Chi Minh City and Porto City (July 2023), between Dong Nai Province and Nova Villa de Gaia City (May 2025), cooperation between the Faculty of Economics of Hanoi National University and the Faculty of Economics of Porto University as well as many activities to promote trade, investment, cultural and sports exchanges.
Currently, the Association has about 50 members from major cities in Portugal such as Lisbon, Porto, Braga, Nova Villa de Gaia and working in many different professions such as lawyers, university lecturers, sports coaches, and civil servants in the City Council.
Source: https://thoidai.com.vn/thanh-lap-hoi-huu-nghi-bo-dao-nha-viet-nam-214218.html
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