Tet get-together for Vietnamese nationals in Cambodia

The Vietnamese Embassy in Cambodia held a get-together for Vietnamese nationals in Phnom Penh on January 21 to celebrate the traditional Lunar New Year (Tet) festival.

The event was also attended by Var Kim Hong, senior minister and chairman of the Cambodian Committee for Border Affairs, and Long Visalo, Secretary of State of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as well as the Lao and Cuban ambassadors to Cambodia.

Addressing the function, ambassador Nguyen Chien Thang extended New Year Greetings to all the Vietnamese community in Cambodia. He affirmed that the community is an indispensable part of the Vietnamese nation, and called Vietnamese nationals to work harder to further strengthen the traditional friendship between the two neighbouring nations.

He also thanked the Cambodian Government for creating favourable conditions for Vietnamese nationals to integrate well into the local community.

Hosts and guests raised toasts and enjoyed a special performance given by Vietnamese artists from Military Zone No7.

Earlier on January 20, ambassador Thang paid a pre-Tet visit and presented 100 gifts to Vietnamese nationals residing in Preh Tateng commune of Kandal province.

On this occasion, embassy officials and representatives from the Army-run Telecommunication Company (Viettel) presented more than 400 Tet gifts to the Vietnamese in Phnom Penh and Kompong Chhnang province.