Vietnam joins Workers' Party of Belgium solidarity festival
The Vietnamese Embassy in Belgium participated in the Workers' Party of Belgium (PTB)’s 11th Manifesta (solidarity) festival in the Belgian western province of Ostend from September 11-12 with one booth introducing the country’s cuisine, culture and tourism.
Brussels (VNA) – The Vietnamese Embassy inBelgium participated in theWorkers' Party of Belgium (PTB)’s 11th Manifesta(solidarity) festival in the Belgian western province of Ostend from September11-12 with one booth introducing the country’s cuisine, culture and tourism.
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./.
National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue had a meeting with Belgian Deputy Prime Minister Pierre-Yves Dermagne in Brussels on September 9, during which they agreed to step up the implementation of substantive measures to further develop the bilateral relations and strengthen strategic coordination in ASEAN and the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM).
National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue had a meeting with Peter Mertens, President of the Workers' Party of Belgium (PTB) in Brussels before leaving for Finland to continue his Europe trip.
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A 21-year-old Indian tourist was successfully resuscitated and treated by doctors at Hoan My Da Nang Hospital after a near-drowning incident left him in critical condition. After three days of intensive care, the man was discharged from the hospital and has since returned to India.
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The Vietnamese booth at the festival (Photo: VNA) 
