The event was jointly held by the northern province of Bac Ninh in co-ordination with the Vietnam Cultural Center in France.

It was of great significance amid the Vietnamese Government proposing UNESCO to include Dong Ho folk paintings in the list of intangible cultural heritage in need of urgent safeguarding. The proposal will be reviewed in India in December.

Le Xuan Loi, vice chairman of the Bac Ninh provincial People's Committee, said that the locality had invited folk painting artisans, cultural managers and officials to Paris to introduce the craft of making Dong Ho folk paintings to international friends, as well as requesting that UNESCO recognise Dong Ho paintings as a folk craft in need of urgent protection.

Anoa Suzzanne Dussol Perran, Vietnamese tourism ambassador in France, also voiced her strong support for UNESCO recognition of Dong Ho folk paintings, emphasising their profound cultural significance.

She also pledged her assistance in promoting local Vietnamese products, stating her great honouur in welcoming Vietnamese localities to Paris as a way of introducing their cultural programs and quintessence.

For his part, Vietnamese Ambassador to France Dinh Toan Thang underscored the importance of culture in fostering connections between nations and individuals.

He stated that cultural exchanges would contribute to deepening mutual understanding, building trust and respect, and laying a strong foundation to boost broader co-operation.

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