The request was made by Politburo member, Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee (CPVCC) and Head of the CPVCC Commission for Communication and Education, Dinh The Huynh, at the closing ceremony of the VFAA’ seventh National Congress (2015 – 2020) in Hanoi on May 27.
The two-day congress was attended by 273 delegates representing more than 1,100 members of 78 branches of the VFAA around the country.
During the 2010 – 2015 period, the VFAA completed and published 1,723 research works under the project ‘Announcing and Popularising cultural and folk arts property of Vietnamese ethnic groups’.
The association has also invested in numerous projects on sea and island folklore, contributing to affirming Vietnam’s sovereignty over seas and islands.
Over the past years, 282 artisans across the country have been honoured for their great contributions to the development of the Vietnamese folklore.
Addressing the congress, Politburo member Huynh urged the VFAA to fully take in the Party’s Resolutions on culture, literature and arts as well as raise its members’ awareness of effectively implementing the association’s resolutions.
VFAA should promote the implementation of the project ‘Announcing and Popularising cultural and folk arts property of Vietnamese ethnic groups’ to contribute to preserving and introducing folk culture and arts to international friends.
Delegates at the congress elected a new executive committee for the association in the 2015 – 2020 tenure and Professor, Doctor of Science To Ngoc Thanh was re-elected as the VFAA President.
