Photo exhibition introduces Vietnam in Ukraine

A photography exhibition entitled ‘Vietnam: Country, People’, displaying over 100 photos of the landscape and people of Vietnam, opened in the Ukrainian capital of Kiev on June 5, as part of the activities under the framework of the ‘Vietnamese cultural year in Ukraine’.

At the exhibition
At the exhibition

Co-organised by the Embassy of Vietnam in Ukraine, the Vietnam-Ukraine Friendship Parliamentarians Group and the Vietnam-Ukraine Friendship Association, the event is held on the occasion of the 128th birth anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh (May 19, 1890 – 2018), the 70th anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh’s call for patriotic work emulation (June 11, 1948 – 2018) and 107 years since Uncle Ho left the country to find a way to save the nation (June 5, 1911 – 2018).

Addressing the opening ceremony, Vietnamese Ambassador to Ukraine Nguyen Anh Tuan emphasised that the photo exhibition aims to introduce Vietnam’s great achievements in the field and review the historical milestones in the traditional friendship between Vietnam and Ukraine, as well as introducing dynamic images of the country and people of Vietnam. In particular, there are photos on President Ho Chi Minh’s visit to Ukraine on display at the exhibition.

Visitors at the exhibition have an opportunity to learn more about Vietnam, a country with great potential that has a long-lasting history and tradition.

The event runs until June 8.