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Cultural exchange helps tighten Vietnam - Hungary relations

The Hungarian culture and food festival in Ho Chi Minh City has contributed to tightening the cultural ties between Vietnam and Hungary, thus further boosting the bilateral diplomatic relations, Hungarian Consul General in HCM City Szojka Eva Szilvia has said.
Cultural exchange helps tighten Vietnam - Hungary relations ảnh 1Participants take a photo at the gala dinner and Hungarian traditional musical instrument concert programme on December 1 evening (Photo: VNA)

HCM City (VNA) - The Hungarian culture and food festival inHo Chi Minh City has contributed to tightening the cultural ties betweenVietnam and Hungary, thus further boosting the bilateral diplomatic relations, HungarianConsul General in HCM City Szojka Eva Szilvia has said.

Addressing a gala dinner and Hungarian traditional musical instrument concertprogramme, one of the main events of the festival in the city on December 1evening, the diplomat said that this is the largest diplomatic event held bythe agency this year to popularise heritage and traditions of the central Europeancountry.

The festival kick-started from November 21 with a training course for youngchefs of HCM City.

A Hungarianfilm week from November 25-29 screened five Hungarian movies and animations. Meanwhile,a charity programme took place in parallel with the film week to raise funds for the Association for the Support of Handicapped and Orphans in HCM City. 

A photo exhibition from November 29- December 4 is displaying 46 photos that won awards at the photo contest “365 Hungary” of Hungary, introducing architectural,cultural and natural heritage of the country to Vietnamese friends.

The Hungarian consul thanked Vietnamese partners for their support forthe series of cultural events, expressing her belief that the Hungary – Vietnamrelations will become stronger in the future.

Hungary is now one of the leading importantpartners of Vietnam in Central - Eastern Europe./.

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