The festival also featured a display of Vietnam’s handicraft products as well as the nation’s culture, tourism and cuisine.
Addressing the opening ceremony on August 28, Deputy Foreign
Minister Nguyen Thanh Son, who is also Chairman of the State Committee
for Overseas Vietnamese,
spoke highly of the initiative to host the festival in Germany, saying
that it is a good opportunity to enhance the exchange between the two
peoples.
Berlin Deputy Mayor Harald Wolf said that the relationship between
Germany and Vietnam has become closer over the past 35 years through
the exchange of experiences, culture and high ranking delegations as
well as political and economic activities.
There are around 20,000 Vietnamese people in Berlin, said Wolf,
adding that the Vietnamese community in Berlin now has a stable
position in the society, contributing to diversifying Berlin’s cultural
life.