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Cultural evening honours charm of Vietnamese culture

Foreign ambassadors and representatives to UNESCO were treated to a feast of the Vietnamese culture while attending the Cultural Evening held by the country’s Permanent Delegation to UNESO in Paris on November 6, on the threshold of the 42nd session of the UNESCO’s General Conference.
Cultural evening honours charm of Vietnamese culture ảnh 1Foreign ambassadors and representatives to UNESCO at the Cultural Evening on November 6. (Photo: VNA)
Paris (VNA) – Foreign ambassadors and representatives to UNESCOwere treated to a feast of the Vietnamese culture while attending the CulturalEvening held by the country’s Permanent Delegation to UNESO in Paris onNovember 6, on the threshold of the 42nd session of the UNESCO’sGeneral Conference.

Themed “Cultural Heritage as a Vector for Peace, Resilience and SustainableDevelopment”, the event aimed to popularise and honour the Vietnamese culture,while highlighting Vietnam’s resolve to promote the values of domestic andinternational cultural heritage.

In his speech, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Ha Kim Ngoc laid a stress onVietnam’s contributions to the world’s treasure of heritage, given that thecountry is bestowed with eight world cultural and natural heritage items, and15 intangible cultural heritage of humanity.

Cultural heritage provides a source of creative inspiration, and serves as abridge to bolster mutual understanding among peoples, he said, highlightingprotecting cultural heritage in each nation will help strengthen solidarity,reduce violence and conflict, as well as promote peace and sustainabledevelopment.

As a UNESCO member, Vietnam reaffirms its commitment to preserving andpromoting the values of cultural heritage at both national and internationallevels, and contributing more to the UNESCO’s efforts by running for a seat inthe World Heritage Committee in the 2023-2027 tenure, he added.

For his part, UNESCO Deputy Director-General Xing Qu called the culturalevent important as it promotes the essence of the Mondiacult conference in 2022which affirms culture as a global public good.  

Besides, it helps honour the charm and diversity of Vietnam’s intangiblecultural heritage, he added, hailing the sound cooperation between the country andUNESCO over the past 50 years.

The official also spoke highly of Vietnam’s contributions to protecting and promoting thevalues of heritage items, with its organisation of a ceremony to mark the 50th anniversary of the Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Culturaland Natural Heritage in 2022 and an international conference on promotingUNESCO titles for sustainable development.

An array of traditional Vietnamese arts was featured at the event, including liondance, folk singing, performance of Vovinam martial arts, and standout cuisines,helping nudge the image of a dynamic Vietnam during its vibrant internationalintegration process closer to international friends./.
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