(VOV) - The General Association of Vietnamese in Belgium celebrated the Lunar New Year festival (Tet) with the participation of overseas Vietnamese and Belgian friends at the cultural centre Woluwe-Saint-Pierre in Brussels on February 2. Addressing the gathering, Vietnam ambassador to Belgium Pham Sanh Chau extended best holiday wishes and recounted the major developments in the Vietnam-Belgian cooperative relationship during 2013.
The ambassador expressed his hope that overseas Vietnamese will reap greater success in 2014 and strengthen solidarity to build a stronger community.
Earlier, in another development, the Vietnam ambassador to the Czech Republic joined a Tet celebration with the participation of the overseas Vietnamese community in the city of Karlovy Vary and neighboring areas. He urged Vietnamese nationals to further enforce solidarity by participating in community activities, educating their children about Vietnamese fine traditions, and strive to preserve their cultural identities, especially by teaching Vietnamese language. He also visited some businesses of overseas Vietnamese in the region.