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Hanoi mayor honoured with Italy’s Order of Merit

Italian Ambassador to Vietnam Antonio Alessandro on November 23 presented his country’s Order of Merit to Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung.
Hanoi mayor honoured with Italy’s Order of Merit ảnh 1Italian Ambassador to Vietnam Antonio Alessandro  presents his country’s Order of Merit to Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung.
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Hanoi (VNA) – Italian Ambassador to Vietnam Antonio Alessandro onNovember 23 presented his country’s Order of Merit to Chairman of the HanoiPeople’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung.

Chung received the honour on the occasion of the third Piazza Italia 2019 andthe fourth Week of Italian Cuisine in the World taking place at Ly Thai Tosquare, Hoan Kiem district.

The Order of Merit is awarded to foreign individuals who have made particularlyimportant contributions to the development of the relationship between the twocountries in general and for Italy in particular.

Speaking at the opening ceremony, the Hanoi mayor said the Piazza Italia 2019is held to further tighten the friendship between Hanoi and the Italian Embassyin Vietnam as well as diplomatic ties between Vietnam and Italy in general.

It has become an annual cultural event providing a truly Italian experiencewhere visitors have the opportunity to dive into various aspects of Italianlifestyle: gastronomy, music, design, fashion, cinema, sport and much more, hesaid.

The event lasts from 10am of Saturday (November 23) till 11pm of Sunday (November24) with entertainment going on overnight for the first ever “White Night” inHanoi.

According to Ambassador Antonio Alessandro, the 4th Week of Italian Cuisine in the World,themed “"Food education: the culture of taste”, was celebratedall over the world from November 18-24./.
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