Tet celebration in Sri Lanka

(VOVworld)- A peace worshiping ceremony for overseas Vietnamese in Paris and neighboring areas were held in Truc Lam pagoda in Villebon Sur Yvette, France on Sunday. More than 300 diplomats of the Vietnamese embassy in France, the Vietnamese delegation to the UNESCO in France, reporters and Vietnamese councilors attended the event. The same day, representatives of Vietnamese Buddhist followers, staff of the Vietnamese Embassy and Vietnamese students in India attended a peace worshipping ceremony in Ladakh-Budvihar pagoda in New Delhi.

In a meeting to celebrate Tet in Sri Lanka, Vietnamese Ambassador Ton Sinh Thanh praised overseas Vietnamese’s great contribution to the nation and the development of the bilateral ties between Vietnam and Sri Lanka. The Vietnamese Embassy in Chile held a New Year get together with more than 100 Vietnamese diplomats, their families and Chilean guests in Buenos Aires.