The event drew President of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations Vu Xuan Hong and Bulgarian Ambassador to Vietnam Georgi Vassilev as well as a large number of Vietnamese alumnae in Bulgaria and Bulgarian people who are working and studying in Vietnam .

Vice President of the Vietnam-Bulgaria Friendship Association Nguyen Van Tuan congratulated the Bulgarian people on their achievements in politics, culture, science, technology and education. He noted with pleasure that friendly and cooperative relations between the two nations have been strengthened and expanded in various fields in recent years, adding that their senior leaders have regularly exchanged visits.

Ambassador Georgi Vassilev said he hoped that with the concerted efforts of the governments and people of the two countries, bilateral relations would continue to develop for mutual benefit.