Publications introducing Vietnamese tourism such as Vietnam Pictorial and LeCourrier du Vietnam were also available at the Vietnamese stall.
Herman Dereymaeker, a member of the PTB, expressed his impression aboutVietnamese tourism, land and people.
At the event, Vietnamese Ambassador to Belgium Nguyen Van Thao held meetingswith PTB leaders to brief them on socio-economic achievements that Vietnam hasgained over the years as well as the fruitful outcomes of National AssemblyChairman Vuong Dinh Hue's freshly-ended Europe trip, which has contributed toaccelerating relations between Vietnam and the EU and Belgium in particular.
Speaking to the Vietnam News Agency's correspondent in Belgium, DeputyAmbassador to Belgium Le Vinh Thang said that the festival is a chance for theembassy to promote the image of the Vietnamese nation and people to foreignfriends, while introducing Vietnam’s achievements in international integrationand exchanging experience in workers’ movements, social welfare policies andthe protection of workers’ interests.
Various activities were held within the festival’s framework, including musicconcerts, seminars, discussions and book fairs.
Well-known speakers of Belgium and other countries highlighted issues relatedto the history of Belgium’s communist movement, world peace, the health crisiscaused by COVID-19, and the solidarity of the working class all over the world.
Manifesta is one of the first outdoor mass gatherings in Belgium as part of thecountry’s roadmap to remove restrictions to prevent COVID-19 spreading thatstarted on September 1./.