A traditional music performance opened the “Vietnam Days in Argentina ” festival in Buenos Aires on September 19.

The event was co-organised by Vietnam ’s Ministry of Culture,Sports and Tourism, Vietnamese Embassy in Argentina , andArgentina ’s Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Culture to mark the 40th anniversary of diplomatic ties between the two countries.

Addressing the opening ceremony, Argentine Secretary of Culture JorgeCoscia said Vietnam-Argentina relations are flourishing and thiscultural event will contribute to further strengthening the bilateralrelations in the coming time.

Vietnamese Minister of Culture,Sports and Tourism Hoang Tuan Anh, who is on a working visit toArgentina , also attended the ceremony.

An exhibitionthemed “ Vietnam : country, people and traditional dress”, displayingphotos, lacquer paintings and traditional clothing of Vietnam ’s ethnicgroups, will take place in Buenos Aires from September 20 toOctober 31.

During his talk with Argentine Secretary of CultureJorge Coscia, Minister Hoang Tuan Anh said Vietnam hopes to promotecooperation with Argentina in the fields of culture, sport andtourism.

He also proposed enhancing delegation exchange toshare experiences in cultural management, heritage preservation. The twosides also discussed on tapping their tourism potentials.

Argentine hosts expressed their hope to elevate cultural cooperation between the two countries to a new height.

The Argentina ’s culture ministry also announced that it will holdan Argentine Cultural Week in Vietnam in November.-VNA