The classroom at the embassy serves as a place where second and third-generation Vietnamese children born and raised in Belarus can learn the Vietnamese language.
Established in Minsk in July 2016, the class consists of two groups with around 20 students aged between 7 and 14. Lessons are held every Sunday using Grade 1 and Grade 2 Vietnamese textbooks along with supplementary materials.
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| Ngo Phuong Ly with the children in the classroom. |
Ngo Phuong Ly remarked that "the enduring vitality of the Vietnamese language" is not only a means of communication but also a sacred bond connecting overseas Vietnamese generations to their roots. Preserving and promoting Vietnamese identity and language, she stressed, requires joint efforts from families, communities, and the Embassy, and other representative bodies.
Presenting the class with a Vietnamese Bookshelf comprising 124 titles, Ngo Phuong Ly expressed her hope that this small but heartfelt gift would bring joy and inspiration to the young learners as they embrace their native language and script. She also pledged to continue accompanying the children in their journey of preserving the Vietnamese language abroad so that it may be maintained and flourish.
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| The children proudly show their drawings to Ngo Phuong Ly. |
Teacher Phuong Dung, who oversees the class, emphasised the great significance of the bookshelf gifted by Ngo Phuong Ly.
The students also gifted Ngo Phuong Ly their own drawings depicting President Ho Chi Minh with a lotus, as well as images of the general secretary and his spouse alongside the flags of Viet Nam and Belarus.
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| Ngo Phuong Ly poses for a group photo with the children, teachers, and staff of the class. |
* During her visit to the National Art Museum of Belarus, Ngo Phuong Ly was introduced to the institution's history and development, including the challenges it faced in the post-war period.
Founded in 1939, the museum currently houses over 37,000 artefacts, including antique paintings, sculptures, woodcarvings, textiles, 19th-century drawings, as well as decorative and applied art works and 20th-century masterpieces.
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| Ngo Phuong Ly visits the National Art Museum of Belarus. |
Anna Kononova, the museum's director, shared her experiences of travelling to Nha Trang and Da Lat in Viet Nam as a painter to capture the beauty of the country and its people.
Writing in the guest book, Ngo Phuong Ly expressed her admiration for the dedication and perseverance of the people who had restored and revived the artworks now on display.
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| Ngo Phuong Ly tours the National Art Museum of Belarus. |
Ngo Phuong Ly expressed her wish that the two countries would further enhance cultural cooperation in the future through mutual exchange and sharing, contributing to the development of bilateral ties in line with the recently established strategic partnership.
