Vietnamese Day held in Venezuela
Mexico City (VNA) – The Vietnamese Embassy in
Venezuela and Santa Maria University on January 19 held a Vietnamese Day event
in Caracas to introduce Vietnamese historical traditions, and cultural values to
Venezuela’s young people.
The event was part of activities marking the 35th
anniversary of the diplomatic relations between the two
countries (1989 - 2024), as well as realising Vietnam’s Cultural Diplomacy
Strategy until 2030. It saw the participation of hundreds of university
students in Caracas.
Speaking at the event, Giselle Petrica, Vice Principal of the
university, emphasised that it is an opportunity for Venezuelan students to
learn about Vietnam's culture and history, as well as
traditional friendship between the two countries' people.
She expressed her hope that the Vietnamese Embassy in
Venezuela will continue to coordinate to organise seminars on Vietnam to help the young Venezuelan generation gain more information about Vietnam, especially about its achievements during its
national construction and development.
Vietnamese Ambassador to Venezuela Vu Trung My briefed the students about major milestones in Vietnamese history since the nation
gained independence in 1945.
He hoped that the young generation of the two countries,
especially students, will increase exchange activities, introduce the culture and history of the two peoples to each other.
At the event, students from universities in Caracas also conducted exchange activities and talked about the history, socio-economic development as
well as foreign policy of Vietnam.
They also learned about Vietnamese handicraft products, and
famous places, posed for photos in Vietnamese traditional “ao dai” and conical
hats as well as enjoyed Vietnamese dishes.
Established in 1953, Santa Maria University is one of the
leading academic centres in Venezuela with strength in law, international
relations, medicine, economics, and architecture training./.