Participants cut the ribbon to open exhibition on Truong Sa and Hoang Sa archipelagos. (Photo: VNA) Seoul (VNA) – A Vietnamese cultural festival was held at SejongUniversity, the Republic of Korea (RoK) on October 29 under the auspices of theVietnamese Embassy in the RoK, as part of activities to mark the 25th anniversary of diplomatic ties between the two countries.
The event, the seventh of its kind, was attended by thousands of Vietnameselabourers, students, members of Vietnam-RoK multicultural families andrepresentatives from local authorities.
VietnameseAmbassador to the RoK Nguyen Vu Tu lauded the Vietnamese community’s efforts toorganise the festival, expressing his hope that it will help bolster bilateralrelations in various fields, especially people-to-people exchanges.
The two countries elevated their ties to a strategic partnership in 2009 andhave enjoyed fruitful cooperation in people-to-people exchange and culture, heaffirmed, adding that the festival will promote understanding between the twopeoples.
Nguyen Ngoc Cam, Honourary Mayor of Seoul and Chairwoman of the VietnameseAssociation in the RoK, stressed the significance of the festival inpopularising Vietnamese culture to RoK friends and tightening ties between thetwo countries.
Meanwhile, Kim Yong-han, an official from the Seoul government, spoke highly ofthe Vietnamese Association’s development over the years, contributing to strengtheningfriendship between both sides.
She committed to doing her utmost to help Vietnamese people integrate into Koreansociety.
Members of the association were honoured at the event for their efforts tointroduce Vietnamese images and culture to international friends.
Besides activities including art performances, traditional cuisine and folkgames, the festival also featured an exhibition on Hoang Sa (Paracel) andTruong Sa (Spratly) archipelagos, affirming Vietnam’s sovereignty of the twoislands.-VNA
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