Bulgarian top legislator meets Vietnamese who once lived in Bulgaria
(VOVWORLD) - Visiting Speaker of the National Assembly of Bulgaria Rosen Dimitrov Jeliazkov met in Hanoi on Sunday with Vietnamese people who used to study or work in Bulgaria.
 Speaker Rosen Dimitrov Jeliazkov presents the Bulgarian NA’s certificates of merit to six Vietnamese individuals, January 7, 2023. (Photo: Minh Duc/VNA) |
Bulgaria, a member of the EU, and Vietnam, a dynamic member of ASEAN, have an enormous potential for cooperation in economics, culture, and education, said Mr. Jeliazkov.
He said Bulgaria can be a gateway for Vietnam to enter the European market and Vietnam can be a bridge for Bulgaria to access the ASEAN market.
On this occasion, Speaker Jeliazkov awarded the Bulgarian NA’s certificate of merit to six Vietnamese individuals with outstanding achievements in people-to-people diplomacy and important contributions to the two countries’ friendship and solidarity.
30,000 Vietnamese people studied and worked in Bulgaria in the 1950-1980 period. About 1,000 are in Bulgaria now.