Ambassador Nguyen Phuong Nga, President of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organizations (VUFO), met with Robert Maras, former Board member of the "Vietnam Veterans of America Inc" (VVA), and Mr. Bill Kaemmer, Executive Director of The Four Chaplains Memorial Foundation (US) in Hanoi on Oct 21.
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| From left to right: Robert Maras, Ambassador Nguyen Phuong Nga, Bill Kaemmer (Photo: Thu Ha). |
The host congratulated Robert Maras on his return visit to Vietnam and welcomed Bill Kaemmer on his first time in Vietnam. Ambassador Nguyen Phuong Nga said that the "Memorial of the Four Chaplains" was one of the first American organizations to come to Vietnam after the COVID-19 pandemic.
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| Ambassador Nguyen Phuong Nga (right) and Mr. Robert Maras (Photo: Thu Ha). |
According to Ambassador Nguyen Phuong Nga, VUFO and its member organizations have much experience working with American non-government organizations such as The Veterans for Peace and The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund.
She emphasizes that such organizations not only contribute to normalizing the Vietnam-US relationship but also foster cooperation towards sustainable development of Vietnam. Their contributions are varied in many fields such as investment, trade, tourism, and people-to-people exchange, and cultural tourism.
The meeting also discussed the role of people-to-people exchange activities in strengthening Vietnam-US diplomatic relations. The sides agreed that the relationship between the two countries has entered a "chapter for peace" to become trusted partners, a promising sign towards the upcoming 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam war.
Mr. Kaemmer thanked Ambassador Nguyen Phuong Nga for her warm welcome on his first visit to Vietnam. He hopes that future cooperation between VUFO and The Four Chaplains Memorial Foundation can take advantage of the potential of a good relationship between the people of the two countries.
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