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The Vietnamese Embassy in Hungary in collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Republic of Croatia, Zagreb city, and Mladenaca Park on July 7 co-organized a Vietnamese Cultural Day – the first of its kind in Croatia, in Zagreb, VNA reported.

The event took place on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the establishment of the diplomatic ties between the two countries (July 1, 1994-2024).

Representatives from the Croatian ministry, Zagreb city, the Vietnamese diplomatic delegation in Croatia, Vietnamese businesses, associations, and communities attened the even together with thousands of local residents. Photo: VNA broadcasts

Attending the event were Dr. Petar Mihatov, Special Envoy of the Croatian Minister of Foreign and European Affairs and Director-General for Political Affairs under the ministry; Deputy Mayor of Zagreb city Luka Korlaet, Vietnamese Embassy in Hungary concurrently in Croatia, delegation diplomatic mission in Croatia, along with more than 70 delegates representing businesses, associations, Vietnamese community in Hungary, the large number of Vietnamese community in Croatia, and thousands of local residents.

This is the first time Vietnam Cultural Day has been held in Zagreb, with the desire to introduce to Croatian friends and guests of the Diplomatic Corps in Croatia to experience the rich cultural treasures and traditional music full of music echoing the Vietnamese people's love for their country.

Visitors to the Vietnamese Culture Day event. Photo: VNA broadcasts

International friends and the Vietnamese community in Hungary and Croatia enjoyed Vietnamese musical performances and traditional dances of Croatia and tried Vietnamese cuisine at the event.

An exhibition of photos and video clips about 30 years of Vietnam-Croatia relations, Vietnam, and Vietnamese people was held along with a display of typical Vietnamese handicrafts and agricultural products. There were also activities to connect businesses of the two countries. Creative art spaces are prepared for Croatian children to paint and decorate conical hats, and experience Vietnam's diverse national costumes.

Speaking at the event, Mihatov said that Croatia and Vietnam share many similarities in their history of fighting for independence, their efforts to build and develop the countries, and they have developed good political and diplomatic relations over the past 30 years.

Visitors to the Vietnamese Culture Day event have some Vietnamese food. Photo: VNA broadcasts

The two countries have many beautiful landscapes and world cultural heritages recognized by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), which open up opportunities to promote their tourism cooperation and exchange experiences in many other fields such as culture, education, sports, and people-to-people exchanges, he said.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Hungary and Croatia Nguyen Thi Bich Thao emphasized that Vietnam always attaches importance to consolidating and developing relations with traditional friends in the Balkans, of which Croatia is a priority.

The ambassador said she believed the two countries will expand cooperation more effectively and substantially in many potential fields with complementary strengths such as food processing, logistics, clean energy, high technology, digital economy, and medicine.

On this occasion, she announced the nomination of an Honorary Consul of Vietnam in Croatia. The Vietnamese community liaison committee in Croatia, contributing to strengthening community cohesion towards the homeland, was also launched at the event.

Vibrant music, impressive dances such as the hat dance, the bamboo and lotus dance, the calligraphy dance, and the song "Hello Vietnam", are performed interwoven with traditional dances from famous cultural regions of the host country. Photo: VNA broadcasts

An exhibition of photos about 30 years of Vietnam-Croatia relations, Vietnam and Vietnamese people was held. Photo: VNA broadcasts

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