An art performance at the previous Vietnam-Japan festival (Source internet) HCM City (VNA) – The Vietnam-Japanfestival 2018 will take place in Ho Chi Minh City from January 26-28.
Vice Chairman of the municipal People’sCommittee Le Thanh Liem and Special Advisor to the Japan-Vietnam FriendshipParliamentary Alliance Tsutomo Takebe discussed the preparation for the eventat a meeting in HCM City on January 11.
Liem said the festival has been organised overthe past four years, leaving good impressions on local residents about Japaneseland, culture and people. It has become an annual event much awaited by thecity dwellers, he noted.
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Local authorities willcreate the best conditions for the preparation of the festival while directingrelevant agencies to coordinate with Japan to ensure the success of the event,helping enhance cultural exchange, mutual understanding, friendship andsolidarity between the two nations, he affirmed.
The event will mark thestart of a series of activities to celebrate the 45th anniversary ofVietnam-Japan diplomatic ties, Takebe said.
A number of cultural, sport and traditional artexchange programmes will be held as well as some events to promote thebilateral trade cooperation, he added.
He expressed thanks tothe city’s administration for its support of the organisation of theVietnam-Japan festival over the years. -VNA
