A numberof paintings are on display, featuring beautiful Vietnamese landscapesand portraits celebrating traditional culture. It is hoped that theexhibition will strengthen cultural cooperation between the twogovernments and peoples.
Addressing the event,Vietnamese Consul General Le Viet Duyen highlighted the considerableachievements in all-round ties between the two countries during the last40 years, especially since they were lifted to strategic partnershiplevel in 2009.
To mark the opening of the exhibition,the general consulate presented the government of the state of WesternAustralia with a landscape painting of Perth by Vietnamese artists - as asymbol of the ever-growing friendship between Vietnam and Australia.
Western Australia is eager to enhance its ties with Vietnam, said an official of the state government.-VNA