Vietnamese cultural centre opened in Italy’s Venice city

A Vietnamese cultural centre has been opened in Venice city, Italy, expected to help promote cultural cooperation and exchange between the two countries.
Vietnamese cultural centre opened in Italy’s Venice city ảnh 1Renato Darsie (first, right), Chairman of the Italy - Vietnam Friendship Sub-Association in the Veneto region, hands over the right to use the cultural centre to a representative of Vietnamese students. (Photo: VNA)
Rome (VNA) – A Vietnamese cultural centre has beenopened in Venice city, Italy, expected to help promote cultural cooperation andexchange between the two countries.

Renato Darsie, Chairman of the Italy - Vietnam Friendship Sub-Associationin the Veneto region, affirmed the importance of the coming into being of the centre, notingthat together with the teaching of the Vietnamese language at Ca' Foscari University of Venice, this will help fosterbilateral cultural exchange.

He also expressed his hope that through the centre, Vietnam’scultural cooperation with Italy, including the Veneto region, will recordconcrete strides in the time ahead.

Pham Hung Vuong, a Vietnamese student in Venice, said thereare about 50 Vietnamese students in the city, but they previously lacked avenue for learning with international friends. This culturalcentre will be a good place for them to study and popularise the Vietnameseculture to their Italian and international peers.

Addressing the launch, Ambassador DuongHai Hung thanked the official and the sub-association for theirefforts to coordinate with regional and municipal authorities to open thecultural centre.

He said the opening is important to the twocountries’ friendship and cooperation as the centre will help enhance bilateralcultural understanding.

The diplomat said he hopes the students will hold activitiesto introduce the culture of Vietnam to Italian friends and encourage moreVietnamese youths to come to study in this European country. He described Vietnamesestudents in Italy as the “cultural ambassadors” of Vietnam and “culturalbridges” between the two peoples./.
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