THE MONTAGNARD COMMUNITY IN THE U.S. WELCOMES REPRESENTATIVES OF THE TRP TO THANK THEM FOR THEIR ACTIVITIES AT THE UN AND THE EP ON THE INDIGENOUS HILL TRIBES OF SOUTHERN VIETNAM

On 8 and 9 June, Marco Perduca, member of the Committee of Presidents of the TRP and Matteo Mecacci, TRP UN Representative, were hosted by Kok Ksor, President of the Montagnard Foundation in a 2-day event in Greensboro, North Carolina, that saw the participation of dozens of Montagnards living in exile and some of the first Montagnard refugees, who recently arrived from the Cambodian camps. Mr. Kok Ksor thanked the Transnational Radical Party for its institutional work at the United Nations and at the European Parliament to denounce the way in which the Montagnards are forced to live by the Hanoi Regime. Mr. Ksor offered traditional presents to Mr. Perduca and Mr. Mecacci, the meeting was closed by Montagnard music and dances.

Some 200 representatives of the Montagnards community living in North Carolina

Some 200 representatives of the Montagnards community living in North Carolina

Some 200 representatives of the Montagnards community living in North Carolina

Kok Ksor (center) President of the Montagnard Foundation introduces Marco Perduca (left) President of the TRP General Council and Matteo Mecacci (right), TRP UN Representative

Kok Ksor addresses the meeting on behalf of the Montagnard Foundation

Marco Perduca, addressed the gathering on behalf of the Transnational Radical Party

Kok Ksor presents a traditional costume as a gift to Marco Perduca on behalf of his people

Marco Perduca, Kok Ksor and Matteo Mecacci and the group of Montagnard elders

Traditional Montagnard music and dance

Traditional Montagnard music and dance

Traditional Montagnard music and dance

Traditional Montagnard music and dance

 

Traditional Montagnard music and dance