Vietnam attends World Youth Festival
A Vietnamese youth delegation, led by the secretary of Ho Chi Minh
Communist Youth Union Vo Van Thuong, attended the opening ceremony of
the 17th World Festival of Youth and Students in Pretoria, South
Africa on Dec.14.
A Vietnamese youth delegation, led by the secretary of Ho Chi Minh
Communist Youth Union Vo Van Thuong, attended the opening ceremony of
the 17th World Festival of Youth and Students in Pretoria, South
Africa on Dec.14.
The opening in Lucas ‘Masterpieces' Moripe Stadium included a parade of the participating nations; art performances; a torch light procession and military review.
At least 140 delegations are attending the festival which is intended to promote youth in the struggle for peace, solidarity and social transformation.
Vietnam's delegation will explain Vietnam Communist Party and State policies for youth at various gatherings over the next eight days.
Their focus will be on workshops to introduce Vietnam; exhibits that show Vietnam, the country and its people, and attending international seminars.
They will also attend bilateral meetings with youth from Cuba, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Laos.
The festival - the world's most important youth forum - is held every five years.
Sixteen have been held since the first in 1915./.
The opening in Lucas ‘Masterpieces' Moripe Stadium included a parade of the participating nations; art performances; a torch light procession and military review.
At least 140 delegations are attending the festival which is intended to promote youth in the struggle for peace, solidarity and social transformation.
Vietnam's delegation will explain Vietnam Communist Party and State policies for youth at various gatherings over the next eight days.
Their focus will be on workshops to introduce Vietnam; exhibits that show Vietnam, the country and its people, and attending international seminars.
They will also attend bilateral meetings with youth from Cuba, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Laos.
The festival - the world's most important youth forum - is held every five years.
Sixteen have been held since the first in 1915./.
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