Speaking at the event in the lead up to the upcoming Lunar New Year Festival (Tet), VUFO President Vu Xuan Hong thanked international friends for their effective assistance to Vietnam over the past year and expressed his belief that they will proceed with assistance and close collaboration with Vietnam in 2014.
He noted with satisfaction over cooperation between Vietnam and foreign partners in recent times.
The foreign non-governmental aid worth US$250 million was focused on poverty reduction, socio-economic development, health care, education, social affairs, environmental protection, emergency assistance, climate change adaptation and post-war recovery, Hong said.
On behalf of the diplomatic corps in Hanoi, Moroccan Ambassador to Vietnam El Houcine Fardani praised VUFO for facilitating people-to-people exchanges, adding that its activities have promoted Vietnam as a beautiful and hospitable country worldwide.
NGO Resource Centre Director Marko Lovrekovic pledged to provide funding and engage in Vietnam’s development process.