Consuls General of Southeast Asian countries with Associate Professor, Dr. Phan Thi Hong Xuan, Miss Nguyen Thanh Ha and Miss Ha Phuong and guests wearing Ao Dai holding hands to show the friendship between Vietnam and ASEAN+
People-to-people diplomacy contributes to building the ASEAN Community 2025
The Vietnam - ASEAN + Spring Friendship Meeting 2024 was organized by the Vietnam - Southeast Asia Friendship Association of Ho Chi Minh City in coordination with the Southeast Asian Institute for Cultural and Art Conservation Development at the Southern Affairs Department Building, Ministry of Science and Technology.
The event is an opportunity to meet, exchange information, cultural exchange, and promote trade between Vietnam and ASEAN countries in the global community of nations. This is one of the annual events organized by Ho Chi Minh City to better fulfill the people's foreign affairs mission, contributing to the building of the ASEAN Community in 2025 and the following years.
Artists from the Lotus Theater perform Vietnamese and ASEAN folk music at the event.
At the event, in his role as the rotating chair of ASEAN 2024, Mr. Phonesy Bounmixay - Lao Consul General in Ho Chi Minh City shared about Laos's action plan and program to "Enhance connectivity and resilience" in ASEAN, especially appreciating the activities of the Vietnam - Southeast Asia Friendship Association of Ho Chi Minh City in the past time such as scholarships to encourage learning, exploring Vietnamese history and culture through movies, trips to the source, etc. Mr. Phonesy Bounmixay also expressed his belief in the development of Ho Chi Minh City in the coming time, including the meaningful contribution of people-to-people diplomacy.
Mr. Phonesy Bounmixay - Lao Consul General in Ho Chi Minh City wore Vietnamese Ao Dai and emphasized the beautiful and colorful friendship between Vietnam and Laos in recent times.
Speaking at the event, Associate Professor Dr. Phan Thi Hong Xuan - President of the Vietnam - Southeast Asia Friendship Association in Ho Chi Minh City emphasized: "Promoting internal resources, connecting external resources to effectively implement people-to-people diplomacy activities, contributing to affirming the role and importance of culture in development. These activities will contribute to strengthening trust and deepening the solidarity and friendship between Vietnam and ASEAN + countries, moving forward steadily."
Through the event, the Vietnam - Southeast Asia Friendship Association of Ho Chi Minh City, the Institute for Research on Development and Preservation of Southeast Asian Culture and Arts and the Center for Vietnam - Southeast Asia Studies under the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, VNU-HCM signed a cooperation agreement. This cooperation is expected to promote research activities on Vietnam and Southeast Asia, contributing to the development of many fields in Vietnam in particular and the Southeast Asian region in general. This is also an important foundation for the units to continue to promote their strengths in organizing cultural exchange forums, promoting trade, enhancing research towards sustainable development in the ASEAN community, improving the quality of Vietnamese human resources to realize the goals of the ASEAN community, etc.
Vietnam - Southeast Asia Friendship Association of Ho Chi Minh City, Institute for Research on Development and Preservation of Southeast Asian Culture and Arts and Center for Vietnam - Southeast Asia Studies under the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, VNU-HCM signed a cooperation agreement.
ASEAN colors in Vietnamese Ao Dai
Besides the participation of departments, city leaders and Vietnam - ASEAN bilateral friendship associations, Vietnam - ASEAN enterprises, there was the presence of consuls general of ASEAN member countries in very elegant and colorful Ao Dai.
Consuls General of Laos, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand wear Ao Dai by designer Anna Hanh Le.
The event on the evening of March 22 was impressive when 5 Consuls General of Southeast Asian countries (Laos, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Cambodia) wore traditional Vietnamese Ao Dai to attend the Vietnam - ASEAN + Friendship Exchange Meeting in the Year of the Dragon 2024.
According to Associate Professor, Dr. Phan Thi Hong Xuan, President of the Vietnam - Southeast Asia Friendship Association of Ho Chi Minh City: All the Ao Dai collections that the Consuls General of the countries wore today are the heart and soul of designer Anna Hanh Le - currently the Permanent Vice President of the Ao Dai Association of Ho Chi Minh City.
Consul General of Cambodia in Ho Chi Minh City Chan Sorykan
Consul General of Laos in Ho Chi Minh City, Mr. Phonesy Boumixay
Consul General of Thailand in Ho Chi Minh City, Ms. Wiraka Mooditaporn
Consul General of Indonesia in Ho Chi Minh City, Mr. Agustaviano Sofjan
The "ASEAN Sunflower" Ao Dai collection is inspired by the natural beauty of Vietnam and uses the sunflower detail as the main motif. There are 5 special works that were directly measured and designed by the designer specifically for the Consuls General of Laos, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand attending the program.
Consul General of Laos and Malaysia and guests visit and experience Vietnamese handicraft products
Associate Professor, Dr. Phan Thi Hong Xuan also added that "Sunflowers" was integrated into the story of each country's cultural identity, demonstrating the unity in diversity of ASEAN culture, skillfully expressed on high-quality Vietnamese silk. The message that the Organizing Committee and the Designer wanted to convey through the ASEAN Ao Dai costume was the solidarity and friendship in ASEAN. By wearing Ao Dai in this event, the Consuls General showed their support for Ho Chi Minh City's Ao Dai month and the efforts of the young designer to stylize the tradition, deepening the similarities in ASEAN culture; thereby helping international politicians understand, love and appreciate the cultural values of the Vietnamese people.
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