Monday, 13/09/2021 17:45 (GMT+7)
The Vietnamese Embassy in Belgium joined the Workers' Party of Belgium (PTB)’s 11th Manifesta (solidarity) festival in the Belgian western province of Ostend from September 11-12 to introduce the cuisine, culture and tourism of the S-shaped country.
Vietnam's stall at the festival (Photo: VNA)
In addition, publications introducing Vietnamese tourism such as Vietnam Pictorial and Le Courrier du Vietnam were also available at the Vietnamese stall.
During the event, Vietnamese Ambassador to Belgium Nguyen Van Thao held meetings with PTB leaders to brief them on socio-economic achievements that Vietnam has gained over the years as well as the fruitful outcomes of National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue's freshly-ended Europe trip, which has contributed to accelerating relations between Vietnam and the EU and Belgium in particular.
The festival is a chance for the embassy to promote the image of the Vietnamese nation and people to foreign friends, while introducing Vietnam’s achievements in international integration and exchanging experience in workers’ movements, social welfare policies and the protection of workers’ interests, Deputy Ambassador to Belgium Le Vinh Thang talked with the Vietnam News Agency's correspondent in Belgium.
Within the festival’s framework, many activities were held including music concerts, seminars, discussions and book fairs.
Herman Dereymaeker, a member of the PTB, expressed his impression about Vietnamese tourism, land and people.
Well-known speakers of Belgium and other countries highlighted issues related to the history of Belgium’s communist movement, world peace, the health crisis caused by COVID-19, and the solidarity of the working class all over the world./.
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