In 1967, Poldi Sosa went to work in the UK where she first learned more about the war in Viet Nam. Later, she actively joined movements protesting the war in Viet Nam, alongside young people and students in the UK and France. Despite spending many years in Europe, Chile, Cuba, and eventually returning to her homeland in Argentina, she always keeps the impression of the indomitable spirit of the Vietnamese people's struggle against foreign invaders.
Visiting Viet Nam for the first time in 1997, she was invited by the Viet Nam Women's Union to attend its eighth Congress to honour her contributions to the solidarity movement with Viet Nam and Vietnamese women in particular.
Upon her return from Viet Nam, she established the ICAV on December 18, 1997, with 25 members who shared a deep affection for the Southeast Asian country. The mission of ICAV is to introduce the Argentinean culture to Viet Nam and vice versa.
Having made nearly 30 trips to Viet Nam with Argentine friends at the invitation of Vietnamese leaders and mass organisations, she expressed delight at witnessing firsthand the rapid and miraculous transformation in Viet Nam over the past three decades under the leadership of the Communist Party of Viet Nam.
While highlighting the significance of disseminating Viet Nam's images, people, and culture, Poldi Sosa affirmed that alongside political, economic and trade diplomacy, cultural and people-to-people diplomacy play a crucial role in strengthening solidarity and friendship among nations.
She was awarded the Friendship Order by the Vietnamese State during an official visit to Argentina in April 2023 by National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue.
According to the Viet Nam Union of Friendship Organisations, ICAV arranged visits to Viet Nam for 21 delegations comprising parliamentarians, doctors, lawyers, and university professors and social activists from Argentina during 1997-2019 to gain insights into its history, culture, and socioeconomic development./.
Source: VNA
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