Friendly exchange held to mark Sweden’s Mid-summer Day
A friendship exchange was held in Hanoi on June 10 by the Vietnam-Sweden Friendship Association, the Swedish Embassy in Vietnam and the Sweden Alumni Association on the occasion of Sweden’s Mid-summer Day.
Swedish Ambassador to Vietnam Pereric Högberg at the friendship exchange to mark Sweden’s Mid-summer Day (Photo: dangcongsan.vn)
Hanoi (VNA) – A friendship exchange was held inHanoi on June 10 by the Vietnam-Sweden Friendship Association, the 𝔍SwedishEmbassy in Vietnam and the Sweden Alumni Association on the occasion of Sweden’sMid-summer Day.
Vice Chairman of the Vietnam-Sweden Friendship AssociationDinh Tich said the event aimed to give Vietnamese a chance to learn about oneof the most important festivals of the Scandinavian country. He expressed the hope that the event will also help enhancethe cooperation between his association and the Swedish Embassy in Vietnam. The Vice Chairman announced that the Vietnam-SwedenFriendship Association will collaborate with the Swedish Embassy in Vietnam andthe Sweden Alumni Association to hold activities to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Vietnam-Sweden diplomatic ties in 2019. Swedish Ambassador to Vietnam said Midsummer Day is the mostanticipated festival for Swedish people. On the occasion, people dontraditional costumes and gather to sing and dance, and join in traditionalgames. Sweden was the first Western European nation to set up relations withVietnam. It is now Vietnam’s important economic partner in North Europe withannual two-way trade revenue exceeding 1.2 billion USD. In the first ninemonths of this year, the figure stood at more than 1 billion USD, up 16 percentyear-on-year. –VNA
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Swedish Ambassador to Vietnam Pereric Högberg at the friendship exchange to mark Sweden’s Mid-summer Day (Photo: dangcongsan.vn) 
