News

Foreign diplomats join friendship spring tour in Ha Noi

TB (according to VNA) 10/03/2024 18:40

More than 400 delegates, who are government officials and representatives of diplomatic mission and international organisations in Vietnam, went on a friendship spring tour in Ha Noi on March 9.

Foreign diplomats join friendship spring tour in Hanoi hinh anh 1
The foreign diplomats offer incense at the Soc Temple Complex

The trip, jointly held by the Ha Noi Union of Friendship Organisations (HUFO) and the municipal Department of Tourism, took them to the Soc Temple Complex – a national special relic site – in the outskirts district of Soc Son.

They offered incense at temples and pagodas, visited booths that display traditional craft products, and enjoyed local specialities and music performances.

Foreign diplomats join friendship spring tour in Hanoi hinh anh 2
They are introduced to local staples

HUFO President Nguyen Ngoc Ky said that the annual spring friendship tour for foreign diplomats in Vietnam is an opportunity to promote cultural exchange to strengthen friendship and promote mutual understanding between the Vietnamese people and foreigners.

On behalf of the international delegates, Palestinian Ambassador to Vietnam Saadi Salama, head of the diplomatic corps in Vietnam, thanked Ha Noi leaders for their attention to people-to-people diplomacy, highlighting friendship activities like this will contribute to a better future of Vietnam, and help the country have a better position in the international arena.

TB (according to VNA)

TB (according to VNA)