ASEAN Ministers responsible for Culture and Arts are gathering at their6th conference (AMCA 6) in Hue city, the central province ofThua Thien-Hue, from April 17-20, to discuss measures to boostcooperation in the field among the regional countries.
At the Foreign Ministry’s regular press conference in Hanoi on April17, spokesperson of the ministry Le Hai Binh said AMCA+3 (with China ,Japan and the Republic of Korea ) and AMCA+1 (with each of thethree dialogue partners) will also be held during this time.
AMCA 6 is expected to issue the Hue City Declaration on Culture forthe sustainable development of the ASEAN Community. Meanwhile, themeeting between ASEAN and China will approve an action plan oncultural and arts collaboration between 2014 and 2016, he noted.
As for the 60th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu Victory, theForeign Ministry and the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism willwork with the People’s Committees of northwestern provinces to organise aconference on developing tourism in the region and a meeting withdiplomatic corps in Dien Bien province from May 5-7.
The functions aim to advertise the region’s potential and attract investment to local tourism, Binh said.-VNA