The first place abroad to respond to the campaign 'Pride of a country'

At the launching ceremony in response to the campaign "Pride of a country" in Osaka (Japan), the organizers said that this is the first place abroad to implement the program and launch the hanging of Vietnam map in Japan.

On the morning of February 21, in Osaka (Japan), the launching ceremony in response to the campaign "Pride of a country" took place.   The Central Youth Union coordinated with the Vietnamese Consulate General in Osaka and the Vietnamese Association in the Kansai region to organize the program. Attending the program were Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Quang Hieu, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Vietnam to Japan; Mr. Ngo Trinh Ha, Consul General of Vietnam in Osaka; and many organizations, individuals, and Vietnamese communities in Japan. Attending from the Vietnamese side were Mr. Nguyen Tuong Lam, Secretary of the Central Youth Union, Permanent Deputy Head of the National Committee on Vietnamese Youth; Mr. Nguyen Nhat Linh, Deputy Head of the Central Youth Union's Propaganda Department.

The program was held in Osaka (Japan) and connected online with the bridge in Vietnam.

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Spread the message of patriotism and pride in territorial integrity

Opening the program, Mr. Ngo Trinh Ha said that the campaign "Proud of a strip of country" was deployed by the Central Youth Union to strengthen patriotic education, arouse pride in territorial integrity in every Vietnamese citizen, through propaganda and mobilization to hang maps of Vietnam at places of study, work, and community activities. "The campaign "Proud of a strip of country" has been deployed in many places throughout Vietnam. Today, the Vietnamese Consulate General in Osaka becomes the first Vietnamese representative agency in Japan to organize this campaign abroad," Mr. Ha proudly said.

Delegates attending the flag-raising ceremony at both ends of the bridge, Vietnam and Japan.

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According to Mr. Ha, over 530,000 Vietnamese people are living and working in Japan, a dynamic, young and rapidly developing community, conscious of preserving national cultural identity, and looking towards the homeland. Mr. Ha believes that, with the awareness of water having its source, trees having their roots, with the solidarity of the Vietnamese community, the message of patriotism, awareness of national sovereignty, and pride in territorial integrity will be widely spread to all our compatriots in Japan. "I hope that through today's meaningful activity, Japanese friends will understand more about the country and people of Vietnam, continue to support Vietnam's territorial sovereignty and support this movement to spread more widely," Mr. Ha emphasized.

Will always see my beloved Fatherland

Speaking at the program, Mr. Nguyen Tuong Lam said that the campaign "Proud of a strip of country" launched by the Central Youth Union is a very practical and meaningful activity of Vietnamese youth, aiming to demonstrate the tradition of patriotism, promoting the sense of responsibility of the young generation towards the country and the people.

Mr. Nguyen Tuong Lam spoke at the program

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"Hang a map is not simply hanging an image in our office, living room, or residence, but more than that, looking at the map, we see a miniature image of the country, we are more aware of our territorial integrity, thereby lighting up in our hearts the responsibility to protect the sovereignty of the Fatherland," Mr. Lam emphasized. According to Mr. Lam, with each map hung, many union officials and members will better understand the geographical indications of the country, about the places associated with the thousands of years of history of building and defending the country. Each map hung is a practical action to educate about national sovereignty. "With a map hanging solemnly in the room, we will always see our beloved Fatherland, thereby having more determination and motivation to study, work, and contribute to the Fatherland," Mr. Lam expressed.

Nearly 100,000 new Vietnam maps are hung

Mr. Lam also said that since December 2023, the campaign was launched in Da Nang, and up to now, there have been hundreds of response activities from union members and young people nationwide; nearly 100,000 maps of Vietnam have been presented and hung across the country, spreading strongly to a large number of union members, young people and people across the country. "The campaign has truly created an exciting, enthusiastic atmosphere and aroused the tradition of patriotism, national pride, awareness of territorial sovereignty, and respect for the national map not only among young people but also spread to all classes of people," Mr. Lam assessed. In particular, Mr. Lam emphasized that the influence of the "Proud of a strip of country" campaign has not stopped at home but has continued to reach abroad, to areas, places where Vietnamese people live, study and work in other countries, typically the launching ceremony taking place in Osaka (Japan) today. "I am very happy to witness the warm atmosphere, harmonious feelings, tradition of great solidarity and passionate patriotism of the Vietnamese community in Osaka. The maps from the "motherland" sent and solemnly hung in the spaces of the Vietnamese community here, are the clearest proof of that spirit", Mr. Lam said emotionally. At the launching ceremony, representatives of the Vietnamese Association in Japan and Professor Shimizu Misaki, Head of the Vietnamese Language Department, Osaka University, expressed their emotion and appreciation for the significance of this campaign. The organizers presented 34 maps of Vietnam to 34 Vietnamese groups and units in Japan and Japanese schools to hang in their workspaces and communities.

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