Vietnamese culture, cuisine shine at Italian ethnic festival
(VOVWORLD) -Vietnamese culture and cuisine were introduced at the 16th Bagnara ethnic culture festival in the Bagnara di Romagna Commune in Italy’s Ravenna Province from last Thursday through Sunday.
 An art performance by the Vietnam-Italy Cultural Bridge Association at the event (Photo: Duong Hoa/ VNA correspondent in Italy) |
At a meeting with Mattia Galli, Mayor of Bagnara di Romagna, Vietnam’s Ambassador to Italy Duong Hai Hung, who was the only international special guest invited to this year’s festival, said that he was impressed with the scale of the event, which attracted representatives from 23 countries and more than 20,000 visitors.
On this occasion, he informed local leaders about Vietnam’s 45‑day visa exemption for Italian citizens and a plan to launch a direct air route between the two countries.