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Vietnam strengthens ties with British Council in cultural, creative sectors

Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Hoang Dao Cuong called for the British Council’s continued support for Vietnam in cultural and creative sectors while meeting with council leaders in Glasgow, Scotland, on November 2.
Vietnam strengthens ties with British Council in cultural, creative sectors ảnh 1Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Hoang Dao Cuong (centre) meets with representatives of the British Council on November 2 (Photo: bvhttdl.gov.vn)
Glasgow (VNA) – Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Hoang DaoCuong called for the British Council’s continued support for Vietnam incultural and creative sectors while meeting with council leaders in Glasgow,Scotland, on November 2.

Cuongwas accompanying Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh during a trip to the UK toattend the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of theParties (COP26) from October 31 to November 3.

Hesaid Vietnam and the UK have promoted and obtained certain progress in culturalcollaboration, especially through cooperation activities with the BritishCouncil. He appreciated the council’s coordination with and support for Vietnamto implement the development strategy for cultural industries.

TheDeputy Minister asked the British Council to keep working with his ministry tohelp effectively implement the joint statement on the Vietnam - UK strategicpartnership.

Hecalled for more assistance for Vietnam to develop cultural industries and applyIT to the creation of arts, suggesting the council share experience andknowledge to help the country carry out a project on developing creative citiesfor joining the UNESCO Creative Cities Network, and capitalise on culturalheritage in tourism development.

Representativesof the British Council, including Regional Director for Education and Societyin East Asia Alison Barrett, Director of the council’s Global Network Charlie Walker, and Director for Strategy and MarketingChristopher Wade, said Vietnam holds a specially important position in itsactivities.

The BritishCouncil will step up youth-oriented activities through arts programmes andprojects so as to encourage the young to express their ideas and proposesolutions to social issues like climate change and migration. It will alsodevelop handbooks for start-ups in cultural, artistic, and creative sectors,they noted.

The two sidesagreed to coordinate with each other to organise events marking the 50th founding anniversary of the Vietnam - UK diplomatic relations in 2023. Theywill also keep enhancing ties in cultural and creative sectors, thereby helpingto foster the two countries’ strategic partnership in the time ahead./.
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