The Italy-Vietnam Friendship Association in the Lombardy region (IVFA-L) on November 24 convened its regular meeting in the city of Milan.
Its aim is to promote solidarity and friendship between the two countries and raise funds for Agent Orange victims in Vietnam.
Addressing the event, Roberto Cocevari, President of the IVFA-L, reviewed the association’s operations, announced future activities and called for donations to help Agent Orange victims in Vietnam .
The IVFA-L has seen an increase in members and charitable activities in recent years. In 2011, the IVFA-L and the Italy-Vietnam Assistance Association raised 7,000 EUR (9,000 USD) to modernise a medical centre in Vietnam ’s central province of Ha Tinh .
Three years ago, the IVFA-L also asked Lombardy authorities to contribute 30,000 EUR to fund the construction of a school in central Vietnam .
Vietnam ’s Ambassador to Italy , Nguyen Hoang Long, praised the Italian friends and Vietnamese community’s efforts to strengthen relations between the two countries in the past and present.
Source: VNA