Friendship Order
The Friendship Order (Vietnamese: Huân chương Hữu nghị) is a service award conferred by the Government of Vietnam for "foreigners and on collectives of foreigners that have made great contributions to building, consolidating and developing the friendship between Vietnam and other countries in the world."[1]
| Friendship Order Huân chương Hữu nghị | |
|---|---|
  | |
| Type | Single-grade order |
| Awarded for | Foreigners and collectives of foreigners that have made great contributions to building, consolidating and developing the friendship between Vietnam and other countries in the world. |
| Presented by | the Government of Vietnam |
| Eligibility | Foreigners |
| Status | Currently awarded |
| Established | 26 November 2003 |
| Precedence | |
| Next (higher) | Bravery Order |
| Next (lower) | none |
The Friendship Order shall be conferred or posthumously conferred on foreigners and foreign organizations meet the following criteria:
- A spirit of solidarity and friendship, mutual respect for sovereignty, laws and customs of Vietnam.
- There are important contributions to the construction and economic development - social, security and defense of Vietnam, has many merits in strengthening and developing relations of friendship and good cooperation on the politics, economics, defense, security, diplomatic, scientific, technological, environmental protection, culture and society between Vietnam and other countries and regional and inter-regional foreign institutions, international organizations.
Recipients
- Chinese Ambassador Hong Xiaoyong, 2018[2]
- Italian Ambassador Cecilia Piccioni, 2018
- Dr Joël Leroy, Surgeon, 2017[3]
- Saber Hossain Chowdhury[4]
- Asian Institute of Technology[5]
- German journalist Hellmut Kapfenberger [6]
- Subinay Nandy, Deputy Resident Representative, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), 2007
See also
References
- "Cổng thông tin điện tử Bộ Tư pháp". moj.gov.vn. Retrieved 2020-01-24.
- "Chinese Ambassador honored with Vietnam's Friendship Order". VietNam Breaking News. 2018-02-14. Retrieved 2020-10-23.
- "Dr Joël Leroy awarded 'Vietnam Friendship Order'". VOV - VOV Online Newspaper. 2017-03-17. Retrieved 2020-10-23.
- "Saber receives Vietnam's 'Friendship Order'". Daily Sun. Retrieved 2020-10-23.
- "Vietnam bestows highest international relations honor to AIT". Asian Institute of Technology. 2006-12-18. Retrieved 2020-10-23.
- "Vietnam's Friendship Order presented to German journalist". en.nhandan.com.vn. Retrieved 2020-10-23.
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