Tsutomu Takebe, Special Advisor to the Japan-Vietnam Friendship Parliamentary Alliance (R) and Permanent Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Le Thanh Liem (Photo: VNA) HCM City (VNA) – The Japan-VietnamFestival is a win-win event which has become a highlight in the bilateralcultural partnership over the years, said Tsutomu Takebe, Special Advisor tothe Japan-Vietnam Friendship Parliamentary Alliance.
The successful organization of the Japan-VietnamFestival in Ho Chi Minh City inspired Japan to hold the first Vietnam Festivalin Sapporo, Hokkaido prefecture, in September this year, Takebe told PermanentVice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Le Thanh Liem at a meeting inthe city on November 20.
He said the festival will be held in parts of Japanin the future.
Liem said HCM City has set up friendly andcooperative relations with six Japanese localities, as well as promotedcollaboration in various fields such as investment, trade, culture, education,development aid, the environment and climate change adaptation.
He added that local authorities highly appreciatedthe important role of Takebe in promoting cultural exchanges between Vietnamand Japan.
The successful Japan-Vietnam Festival hascontributed to increasing mutual understanding among people and become anannual event that draws a large crowd of visitors from both sides, he said.
The city pledged to provide the best conditionsfor relevant departments and agencies to host the seventh Japan-VietnamFestival scheduled to take place in HCM City from February 21-23, 2020./.
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