Phnom Penh, 1 October 2022 (TDI): Cambodia hosted a Cultural Expo in Vietnam titled ‘Cambodia: Kingdom of Culture’ at the Ho Chi Minh City Museum. The Cultural Expo was held on the occasion of the 55th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Cambodia and Vietnam.
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The Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and the Ministry of Culture, Fine Arts of Cambodia collaborated on the Expo. The exhibition took place from 28 September to 1 October.
The Expo was hosted on the 55th anniversary of diplomatic ties between Cambodia and Vietnam. Moreover, the Cambodia-Vietnam Friendship Year 2022 as part of the ‘Cambodia Culture Week in Vietnam’ is also being commemorated on the same occasion.
At the Expo, pictures of significant travel experiences and Cambodia’s intangible and tangible cultural heritages listed by UNESCO were displayed. Moreover, significant national and religious festivals, traditional games and attire, and rural landscapes were on display.
Additionally, traditional products and artefacts such as silk, leather, and copper carvings, paintings, skirts, Krama, and other silk-based trinkets were also on display. These exhibit Cambodia’s cultural diversity. Furthermore, they are also consistent with the country’s positioning as the ‘Kingdom of Culture’ in regional and international cultural tourism.
Vietnam-Cambodia cultural promotion
Long Ponnasirivath, Secretary of State at the Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts of Cambodia, said that due to Covid-19, the two countries have now started their face-to-face cultural exchange programmes after a two-year.
Both the Vietnam Culture Week and the Cambodia Culture Week are essential to bridging the cultures and fine arts of the two nations as well as commemorating the 55th anniversary of their diplomatic relations.
In addition, a five-year cooperation programme was signed by the Ministries of Culture and Fine Arts of Vietnam and Cambodia. The Ministers hoped to further foster mutual understanding and preserve long-standing friendships and people-to-people contacts.
