On the morning of November 12, 2022, at the Mira
Central Park Hotel, the Union of Friendship Organizations of Dong Nai province
solemnly hosted the Cultural Exchange Festival among Unions of Friendship
Organizations of the provinces and cities in the Southeast and neighboring
regions (Emulation Cluster 4) and Consulates General of countries in Ho Chi
Minh City. This is one of the series of activities for celebrating the 72nd
Anniversary of the Traditional Day of the Vietnam Union of Friendship
Organizations (November 17, 1950 - November 17, 2022).
At the Festival, there were representatives
of the Consulates General of countries in Ho Chi Minh City, including Laos,
Cambodia, Thailand, the Philippines, Malaysia, China; Mr. Dao Van Phuoc – Member
of the Standing Party Committee, Head of
the Provincial Party Committee's Mass Mobilization Commission; Mr. Nguyen Son
Hung - Member of the Party Committee, Vice Chairman of provincial People’s
Committee; Mr. Cao Van Quang - Member of the Party Committee, Chairman of the
Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Dong Nai province; representative leaders
of the provincial departments, commissions, sectors, unions and friendship associations;
leaders of the Unions of Friendship Organizations of cities and provinces in
the Southeast and neighboring regions of the Emulation Cluster No. 4 and more
than 200 artists, actors and actresses who are members of Unions of Friendship
Organizations of provinces and cities.
The scenery of the
Cultural Exchange Festival
Delivering the
opening speech, Mr. Nguyen Thanh Tri – President of the Dong Nai Union of
Friendship Organizations said that it is the pleasure of the Dong Nai Province
Union of Friendship Organizations to welcome the representatives of Consulates
General of countries in Ho Chi Minh City for the second time to participate in
the exchange activities of the annual Friendship Melodies Festival. This year,
the Cultural Exchange Festival was expanded with the participation of Unions of
Friendship Organizations of provinces and cities: Ho Chi Minh, Binh Phuoc, Binh
Duong, Tay Ninh, Ba Ria Vung Tau, Ben Tre, Long An and Tien Giang. It can be said that the Friendship Melodies
Festival has conveyed the typical cultural features of the countries in
languages, melodies, traditional costumes, etc. We are really impressed with
the lyrics and singing of many of the performances in languages of countries
... as well as bilingual combination performances, boldly representing the
solidarity and friendship among the people of Vietnam and the people of other countries;
especially, the participation in the exchange activities and response to the
special art performances of the Consulates General of countries in Ho Chi Minh
City.
Mr. Nguyen Son
Hung - Vice Chairman of Provincial People's Committee and Mr. Cao Van Quang -
Chairman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Dong Nai province presenting
flowers to representatives of Consulates Generals of countries in Ho Chi Minh
City and representative leaders of the Unions of Friendship Organizations of
cities and provinces in Emulation Cluster No.4.
At the welcome speech, Vice Chairman of the
Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Son Hung said that it is the pleasure of Dong
Nai province to be the first locality to host the Friendship Melodies Festival
among the Unions of Friendship Organizations of cities and provinces in the
Southeast and neighboring regions of the Emulation Cluster No. 4. In addition,
it is more meaningful when it is the province's first regional program to
implement the Prime Minister's Decision on Cultural Diplomacy Strategy to 2030
in Dong Nai province. Accordingly, he emphasized that in the process of
socio-economic construction and development of Dong Nai province, foreign
affairs in general and people-to-people diplomacy in particular have made
practical and important contributions to the province's general achievements,
especially since the establishment of the Union of Friendship Organizations in
2013. In 2022, Dong Nai province has also implemented synchronously the guiding
documents of the Party and the State on people-to-people diplomacy affairs in
the spirit of Directive No. 12 of the Secretariat on strengthening the leadership
of the Party, improving the effectiveness of people-to-people diplomacy in the
new situation in order to promote the strength of the entire people, and
contribute to the success of the cause of industrialization and modernization
of the province, development of external relations with localities and
countries with which Dong Nai has cooperative relations.
The exchange performance displayed by art team of
Consulate General of Thailand in Ho Chi Minh City
At the Festival, 07 outstanding performances awarded
at the Friendship Melodies Festival among the Unions of Friendship
Organizations of cities and provinces in the Southeast and neighboring regions
of the Emulation Cluster No. 4 were displayed
and exchanged with performances of the art teams of the Consulates General of
countries in Ho Chi Minh City. Within the framework of the Festival, the
Organizing Committee also announced and presented the awards of the 3rd
Friendship Melodies Festival in Dong Nai province and the Friendship Melodies
Festival among the Unions of Friendship Organizations of cities and provinces
in the Southeast and neighboring regions of the Emulation Cluster No. 4.
The exchange performance
displayed by art team of Consulate General of China in Ho Chi Minh City
The exchange performance
displayed by art team of Consulate General of Laos in Ho Chi Minh City
The
exchange performance displayed by art team of Consulate General of the
Philippines in Ho Chi Minh City
The
exchange performance displayed by professional team at Ba Ria – Vung Tau
province