President of the Japan International Cultural Exchange Foundation
Hiroyasu Ando is on a three-day visit to Vietnam, with the aim of
furthering cultural exchanges between the two countries.
Together with the increasing economic cooperation, the two sides
should foster the mutual understanding between the two peoples, a very
important factor for their cultural exchanges, Ando, who arrived in
Vietnam on April 24, said at a press briefing in Hanoi .
According to Ando, in the coming time, his foundation will strengthen
two-way exchanges with the Vietnamese side in the fields of culture,
arts, science and knowledge.
Japan also wants to
share experiences with Vietnam in preserving and developing the
latter’s traditional culture, he stressed.
Japan
will invite Vietnamese artists, stage and cinema experts to the
country to meet and share experiences with their Japanese counterparts,
Ando added.
The Japan International Cultural
Exchange Foundation came to Vietnam in 2008. Over the past years,
the foundation has carried out many activities to introduce the Japanese
culture to the Vietnamese people, contributing to promoting cultural
ties between the two countries.-VNA