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Photo exhibition marks 45th anniversary of Vietnam-Netherlands ties

More than 100 photos featuring Vietnam- Netherlands diplomatic relations and friendship as well as Vietnamese land and people are being displayed at an exhibition which opened at the Vietnamese Embassy in the Netherlands on November 15.
Photo exhibition marks 45th anniversary of Vietnam-Netherlands ties ảnh 1At the photo exhibition held to mark 45th anniversary of the diplomatic ties between Vietnam and the Netherlands (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – More than 100photos featuring Vietnam- Netherlands diplomatic relations and friendship aswell as Vietnamese land and people are being displayed at an exhibition whichopened at the Vietnamese Embassy in the Netherlands on November 15.

The event, jointly held by the embassy and the Ministry of Information andCommunications, is part of activities to celebrate 45th anniversaryof the diplomatic ties.

Addressing the opening ceremony, Deputy Minister of Information andCommunications Hoang Vinh Bao praised the all-round cooperation between the twocountries over the past 45 years.

Vietnam and the Netherlands have become friends and partners in many fields asthey share a lot of similarities, he said, adding that achievements in thecooperative ties are the continuation of the trade relations between the twosides that date back 400 years ago when Dutch ships docked at Hoi An port incentral Vietnam to exchange goods for rice and pepper.

Director for Asia-Pacific at the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs Peter Potmanspoke highly of the exhibition, saying that the photos are vivid illustrationfor the sound Vietnam- Netherlands relations over the past more than fourdecades.

Also, he expressed his impression on Vietnamese culture, cuisine and stunninglandscapes.

Together with the three-day photo exhibition, the Vietnamese Embassy in theNetherlands organised a food festival on November 17 to introduce Vietnam’straditional dishes to international friends. -VNA

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