Festival held to promote Kochi-Vietnam exchange
Tokyo (VNA) – The 2022
Kochi-Vietnam winter exchange festival was held in Kochi prefecture of Japan on
November 27.
Speaking at the opening ceremony of the event, Tsuji
Akinori, Chairman of the Kochi-Vietnam Exchange Association, thanked the
Consulate General of Vietnam in Osaka, the Kochi prefecture government and donors
for their support in the organisation of the festival.
He said he hopes that the event will popularise the
cultural and traditional beauties of the two countries, helping to strengthen
exchanges and cooperation between Vietnam and Japan in general, as well as
between Kochi prefecture and Vietnam in particular.
Okamura Shouichi, head of the Culture,
Community and Sports Department of Kochi, said that the local administration
attaches great importance to the contributions of the expatriate communities in
Kochi, including the Vietnamese community with more than 1,200 people. He
expressed his belief that cultural exchange festivals between Kochi and other
countries, including Vietnam, will contribute to enhancing mutual understanding
and promoting collaboration for mutual benefit.
Le Huy Hoang, who is
in charge of the Consulate General of Vietnam in Osaka, highly appreciated the organisation of the event - the first-ever exchange festival between Kochi prefecture and Vietnam. Hoang said he
hopes that the Kochi-Vietnam Exchange Association and the Vietnamese community
in the prefecture will act as a bridge to enhance mutual understanding and
contribute to promoting cooperation between Kochi prefecture and Vietnam./.