Published:  00:00 Monday - October 26, 2009

The Vietnamese cultural association in Germany was founded at a congress in Berlin on October 24 to maintain and develop Vietnam’s cultural values and promote its images.

The association will be an important cultural link, connecting 60 existing Vietnamese organisations in Germany through in all community-based activities, Vietnamese counsellor of the Vietnamese Embassy Phan Y Nhi said at the congress.

The establishment of the association will help improve the spiritual life of the Vietnamese community, she said, adding that she expects it will assist the Embassy in organising activities to celebrate the 35^th anniversary of Vietnam-Germany diplomatic ties in 2010.

The congress adopted a 19-article charter, emphasising that the association is a social organisation with the aim of maintaining and developing the cultural tradition among the Vietnamese community, teaching the Vietnamese language to the younger Vietnamese generation and promoting the land and people of Vietnam, improving the mutual understanding and friendship between Vietnam and Germany.

The congress elected a nine-member executive board.