Vietnam participates in Francophonie festival 2013
(VOV) - Vietnam is taking part in puppetry, track-and-field and photography events at Francophonie sports culture festival 2013 in Nice, France.
Ngo Kim Loan, Director of Haiphong Puppetry Theatre, said the “Melody of Memories” which won a gold medal at the International Puppetry Festival in Hanoi last year will be performed at the festival.
The 14-member Vietnamese delegation expects to learn new things from different arts and cultures in the spirit of diversity and solidarity.
Vietnamese Ambassador to France Duong Van Quang said that Vietnam’s participation in the festival is modest but highly appreciated.
The one-week festival which opened on September 7 has attracted nearly 3,000 athletes and artists from 50 member countries of the Francophonie.
There will be 759 medals, including 39 golds for the culture event, 184 golds for the sports event and 18 for environmental protection, creativity and digital creativity events.