The Congress was also graced by the presence of Vice President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee Truong Thi Ngoc Anh, Deputy Chairman of the State Commission for Overseas Vietnamese Dang Tran Phong, Chairman of the Liaison Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Nguyen Phu Binh and President of the Czech-Vietnam Society Marcel Winter.
Speaking at the event, VFF Vice President Anh and others spoke highly of the achievements of the Vietnamese Association in the Czech Republic over the past seventeen years, including the recognition of the Vietnamese community in the country as its fourteenth ethnic minority group on July 3, 2013, and the establishment of the Union of Overseas Vietnamese Associations in Europe, in which the Vietnamese Association in the Czech Republic plays a crucial role.
The Congress outlined plans for the next term and elected an executive board with Nguyen Duy Nhien as its president.
In a recent interview with a Vietnam News Agency reporter, Nhien said the association would continue conducting external activities and encouraging Vietnamese nationals to abide by the law in their host countries and to make further contributions to the homeland.
