(VOV) – The Paris-based Vietnamese Embassy on January 30 offered incense to late President Ho Chi Minh honouring the founder of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) and celebrating the Lunar New Year Festival.
Ambassador Duong Chi Dung highlighted President Ho’s great contribution to the revolutionary cause of the CPV and the nation.
He reviewed the results of the Exchange Year 2013-2014 between Vietnam and France marking 40 years of diplomatic ties, noting during the France Year in Vietnam (2013) activities were carried out in all areas spanning politics, economics, education and culture, as well as cooperation between the two countries’ localities.
He revealed the Vietnam Year in France (2014) will begin in February with a Paris visit by Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Hoang Tuan Anh.
The ambassador said the September 2013 Paris visit by Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung was a milestone in bilateral relations, marked by the establishment of their strategic partnership.
The same day, the Vietnamese Cultural Centre in France hosted a photo exhibition featuring traditional festivals of France’s Val-de-Marne province and Vietnam’s Yen Bai province, aiming to preserve cultural diversity in the two localities.
A get-together was also held on the same day to celebrate the traditional Tet holiday. Vietnamese residents and international friends enjoyed a special art programme and sampled typical Tet dishes.
Đăng ký: VietNam News