(VOVworld) - The Vietnamese Embassy in Ukraine hosted a get-together in Kiev this week to celebrate the 50th founding anniversary of the Ukraine-Vietnam Friendship Association. The function was attended by association Chairman A.V. Slapak and many members of the association’s executive committee.  Vietnamese Ambassador Nguyen Minh Tri commended the association’s great contributions to the two countries’ amity and cooperation over the past five decades. The association has marshaled the Ukrainian people’s whole-hearted and effective support of Vietnam’s national protection struggles and post-war reconstruction and has diversified activities to foster the traditional friendship and win-win cooperation between the nations in all realms. Other Ukrainian participants also appreciated the association’s efforts and expressed their willingness to work with the association to reinforce the time-honored friendship and all-round partnership between the two countries.