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President emphasises importance of preserving ethnic minorities’ cultural traditions

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on April 19 received a delegation of 92 outstanding patriarchs and heads of villages and artisans of ethnic minority groups, who have made great contributions to the preservation and promotion of the groups’ cultural traditions.
President emphasises importance of preserving ethnic minorities’ cultural traditions ảnh 1President Nguyen Xuan Phuc (fourth from left, first line) poses for a photo with outstanding patriarchs and heads of villages and artisans of ethnic minority groups. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on April 19 received a delegation of 92 outstandingpatriarchs and heads of villages and artisans of ethnic minority groups, who have made great contributions to the preservation and promotionof the groups’ cultural traditions.

On the occasion of the Vietnamese Ethnic Groups' Culture Day(April 19), President Phuc extended his best wishes and sincere sentiments to the delegates.

He affirmed that the work of caring for and improving thematerial and spiritual lives of ethnic minorities has received more and moreattention and bettered, reflected through projects and policies on preservingand promoting cultural values of the groups, and the guideline of consideringethnic cultures as an integral part of Vietnamese culture.

President emphasises importance of preserving ethnic minorities’ cultural traditions ảnh 2President Nguyen Xuan Phuc speaks at the meeting. (Photo: VNA)
Culture is the soul of a nation, President Phuc stressed, askinggenerations of Vietnamese people to unite, maintain and develop culture inassociation with stepping up socio-economic development and ensuring nationaldefence-security.

Together with the conservation and promotion of culturalvalues, it is necessary to pay more attention to stepping up povertyreduction, improving the living standards of the ethnic minority groups, andbettering the learning encouragement to increase the literacy rate among them.

Hailing their great contributions, the State leader expressed his hope that the patriarchs, heads, prestigious persons of villages,and artisans would continue to act as role models for their relatives and communities, and conserve and promote the values of their ethnic groups’cultural traditions and arts./.
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