President of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations Vu Xuan Hong
on Sept. 3 presented the insignia, “For Peace and Friendship among
Nations” to Osmo Tapani Buller, General Director of the World Esperanto
Association Central Office.
Osmo Tapani Buller received the distinction for his valuable
contributions to supporting Vietnam during the war against the US
in the past, as well as to the Esperanto movement in Vietnam .
When he was a student, he took part in the Finnish people’s movement against the US war in Vietnam .
Joining
young Finnish people’s Esperanto movement, he paid attention to
Vietnam ’s publication of Esperanto and mobilised Finland to support
Vietnam . He also helped Vietnam to published over 100 book titles
on Vietnam in Esperanto.
Speaking at the presenting
ceremony, Osmo Tapani Buller expressed his pleasure at Vietnam ’s
achievements over 20 years of national renewal and pledged to actively
cooperate with the Vietnam Esperanto Association to make preparations
for the 97 th Esperanto Congress to be held in Vietnam in 2012./.