Vietnamese Association builds up profile in Russia
(VOV) - The Overseas Vietnamese Association in Russia held a conference in Moscow on May 9 to review its activities over the past year and set orientations for 2014, aiming to assist its members in integrating well into local communities.
It was reported that in 2013 the association carried out practical activities to strengthen solidarity and support the community despite Russia’s unfavorable socio-economic climate and changes in immigration management policy.
It set up ten fellow-countrymen chapters and closely coordinated with the Vietnamese embassy in Russia to provide necessary assistance for Vietnamese expatriates in remote localities.
This year, the association will continue to encourage Vietnamese businesses to expand their operations to build a strong Vietnamese community in Russia, and to obey local laws to integrate deeply into their country of residence.
Vietnamese ambassador to Russia Pham Xuan Son appreciated the Vietnamese community’s efforts and success over the past year. He briefed them on China’s stationing of its oil drilling rig HD-981 in Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone on May 2 and Vietnam’s prompt reactions.
The ambassador said that Vietnam has taken all reasonable diplomatic and legal measures to guard against China’s violation of its sovereignty, saying the Vietnamese embassy in Russia held diplomatic meetings with Russian authorities to inform them about the conflict.
The ambassador unveiled Russia’s viewpoint on the issue that concerned parties should resolve the dispute peacefully through negotiations, in respect for each other’s legal interests and international law, especially the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).
The association also spent time discussing the East Sea situation and unanimously expressed a desire to spare no efforts to protect the homeland along with their compatriots in the country.