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HCM City prepares for world cultural festival with Gyeongju

Ho Chi Minh City will continue working with stakeholders to prepare for the HCM City–Gyeongju World Cultural Festival 2017, said Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Le Thanh Liem.
HCM City prepares for world cultural festival with Gyeongju ảnh 1 Nguyen Hue street on a flower festival (Source: VNA)

HCM City (VNA) - Ho Chi Minh City willcontinue working with stakeholders to prepare for the HCM City–Gyeongju WorldCultural Festival 2017, said Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s CommitteeLe Thanh Liem.

Liem made the remark at a meeting with Kim Jang Joo,Deputy Governor of Gyeongsangbuk-do province in the southern city on October 24.

Liem lauded the effective cooperation amongrelated bodies of HCM City and the Korean province in preparing for thefestival, saying that the two sides need to continue working closely for theevent.

The city will give a warm welcome to RoK delegates,particularly leaders of the government and localities, Liem said.

The city also pledged to ensure security, traffic safety andcommunication work during the festival.

For his part, Kim Jang Joo called on HCM City to continue itsassistance for the Korean side in installing advertisements on streets andfacilitating customs clearance for festival tools, and encouraging localstudents to join the festival.

According to Kim, some 1,500 RoK delegates will attend theevent, including high-level officials. The HCM City–Gyeongju World CulturalFestival 2017, the RoK’s only long-time cultural activity held abroad isexpected to boost ties between the two nations.

The two sides also expressed their hope to completepreparations for the signing ceremony of the agreement on promoting cooperationbetween HCM City and Gyeongsangbuk-do during the festival.

The HCM City- Gyeongju World Cultural Festival 2017 is set tobegin on November 11 and last for 23 days.

Featuring cultural-art events, sport and youth exchanges aswell as trade cooperation activities, it will take place across popular publicgathering sites such as the Nguyen Hue pedestrian street, 23/9 Park, and BenThanh theatre.-VNA 
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