Restaurant owner invites Prime Minister and his wife to eat Vietnamese pho in Abu Dhabi
Báo Dân trí•28/10/2024
(Dan Tri) - Sharing pride in the popularity of Vietnamese dishes such as pho, bun cha, and nem ran, the owner of the Pho Viet chain of restaurants in the UAE invited the Prime Minister and his wife to enjoy Vietnamese flavors in Abu Dhabi.
On the afternoon of October 27 (local time), Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his wife Le Thi Bich Tran met with officials and staff of the Embassy and the Vietnamese community in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). This is the first activity of the head of the Vietnamese Government within the framework of his official visit to the UAE. Expectations that the Vietnamese community in the UAE will grow stronger Vietnamese Ambassador to the UAE Nguyen Thanh Diep shared that today is a very special day as the Vietnamese community in the UAE has been waiting for a long time to welcome the Prime Minister's delegation to officially visit the UAE and spend time meeting with the people. He said that the community of more than 5,000 Vietnamese people in the UAE is increasingly active and more and more Vietnamese people are doing high-skilled jobs in the UAE, and large Vietnamese enterprises are also appearing more and more in the UAE. Vietnamese Ambassador to the UAE Nguyen Thanh Diep (Photo: Doan Bac). Mr. Pham Xuan Thanh, Deputy Head of the Vietnamese Community Liaison Committee in the UAE, shared that he has lived and worked here for 20 years. During that time, he clearly felt the positive changes in the lives of the Vietnamese community in the UAE. He recommended that competent authorities support connections so that Vietnamese people in the UAE who want to expand their business and trading areas can do so; support legal documents and issue citizen identification cards to Vietnamese people here... Ms. Nguyen Thi My Tan, Secretary of the Vietnamese Business Association in the UAE, shared many challenges that businesses are facing and hopes for adjustments such as easing visa regulations for UAE citizens to enter Vietnam. Representing the intellectual community, Mr. Vu Trong Thu, Lecturer at HCT University in the UAE, affirmed that he always wants to contribute to his homeland and country. Noting that the group of intellectuals regularly meets and exchanges knowledge and experience in applying technology to solve practical problems, Mr. Thu cited that after the recent Yagi storm in Vietnam, the group of Vietnamese intellectuals in the UAE contacted their domestic colleagues to exchange ideas about using satellite images to provide early warning of flash floods in each area. Representatives of Vietnamese people in the UAE attended the meeting with Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his wife (Photo: Doan Bac). Ms. Pham Thi Luyen, owner of Vietnamese Pho restaurant in the UAE, shared that she always wants to bring the cultural and culinary values of Vietnamese people to the international community. She established a chain of restaurants in Abu Dhabi with the desire to introduce to the people here and international friends the rich and quintessential flavors of Vietnam through dishes such as pho, bun cha, fried spring rolls, banh cuon... Up to now, her restaurant chain has 4 stores with more than 100 Vietnamese employees. Recalling that on September 30, she was able to participate in the 79th anniversary of Vietnam's National Day in Abu Dhabi organized by the Vietnamese Embassy, Ms. Luyen shared her pride when 400 bowls of pho and many portions of spring rolls and banh cuon were enjoyed by hundreds of local guests, diplomatic delegations, and friends from other countries and were extremely loved. Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh shared his joy at seeing the Vietnamese community in the UAE growing stronger (Photo: Doan Bac). "We are proud that Vietnamese-branded dishes are increasingly loved by guests and ambassadors from other countries," said Ms. Luyen, and invited the Prime Minister and his wife and the Vietnamese delegation to visit the restaurant chain to enjoy Vietnamese flavors in Abu Dhabi. Determination and innovation in the era of national development Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh shared his emotions when witnessing the Vietnamese community of more than 5,000 people studying, living and working in the UAE growing and developing. Listening to the sharing of the people, the Prime Minister highly appreciated the enthusiasm and self-reliance of the Vietnamese people living far from home, despite many difficulties and challenges, they still constantly strive to improve. According to him, this is the character and value of the Vietnamese people, the more difficult the situation, the stronger they rise. Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh speaks at the meeting (Photo: Doan Bac). "I am happy that no matter what position or status, people have positive energy and enthusiasm for work, are self-reliant, united, unified, and help each other. That is the pride of the country. The Party and State leaders also want nothing more," the Prime Minister emphasized. Referring to the Vietnam - UAE relationship, the Prime Minister assessed that the relationship between the two countries is developing very well. He believes that with the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), the economic relationship between the two sides will develop strongly. The Prime Minister said that during this visit, the two countries plan to upgrade their relationship to a Comprehensive Partnership and sign the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA). On the basis of a trustworthy political foundation, trade and investment relations will be more vibrant. The Prime Minister affirmed the Party and State's view that the overseas Vietnamese community in general and in the UAE in particular are an inseparable part of the Vietnamese national community. The Party and State always pay attention, create favorable conditions, care for and support people to stabilize and integrate well into the local society, and at the same time encourage and create conditions for people to return to their homeland and actively contribute to the cause of building and defending the Fatherland. Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, his wife and the Vietnamese high-ranking delegation took a photo with Vietnamese people in the UAE (Photo: Doan Bac). The Prime Minister hopes that the overseas Vietnamese community, including the Vietnamese community in the UAE, will actively contribute to the draft documents submitted to the 14th National Party Congress in the coming time, contributing to the country's further breakthrough and comprehensive development in the new era. "In the era of national development, we must also innovate and be determined to reach the goal of becoming a developed, high-income country. A modern industrial country must have high-speed railways, airport systems, subways, and develop the nuclear energy industry and space," the Prime Minister stated the orientation for comprehensive and breakthrough development in the coming time.
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