NA Chairman Man emphasised that Viet Nam’s current success is partly thanks to the support and assistance of international friends, including Anjuska Marija Weil, who has served as President of the SVFA for over 30 years. She has been a key figure in the association’s activities and has visited Viet Nam more than 20 times.
He expressed his gratitude to the association leader for joining a movement to protest the war in Viet Nam in the 1960s and for continuing to stand by the country until this day. He affirmed that Viet Nam deeply values the contributions of the Switzerland–Viet Nam Friendship Association, not only in terms of spiritual support but also through its efforts in mobilising donations for charitable and humanitarian activities, and supporting the poor. The association has helped Vietnam in building schools, assisting leprosy patients, and assisting victims of Agent Orange.
For her part, Anjuska Marija Weil noted that since its establishment in 1982, the mission and purpose of the association have remained unchanged: to promote friendship, mutual understanding, and cooperation between the people of Switzerland and Viet Nam.
In recent years, the association has carried out humanitarian projects to support AO victims, provide microcredit assistance, and improve health care and education. It has also supported the Vietnamese community in Switzerland, including the establishment of the Binh Minh School to teach Vietnamese language to children of Vietnamese origin.
She asserted that in her capacity, she will continue to contribute to the development of the association as well as to the fine friendship and collaboration between Switzerland and Viet Nam.
Congratulating the association on its recent achievements, especially its close collaboration with the Vietnamese community in organising many meaningful activities in Switzerland, the top Vietnamese legislator said that thanks to Viet Nam’s own efforts and the support from international partners, including Switzerland, the country has now succeeded in eliminating leprosy.
