Hessen State, on Sept. 23 to mark the 35th anniversary of the two
countries’ diplomatic ties.
On display at the
exhibition, entitled “Hessen meets Vietnam – Vietnam meets
Hessen”, are photos taken by 50 young Hessen people during their visit
to Vietnam in August 2010.
Addressing the
opening ceremony, Hessen Culture Minister Dorothea Henzler and
Vietnam Consul General in Frankfurt Nguyen Huu Trang praised the two
countries’ activities of the Vietnam Year in Germany and the Germany
Year in Vietnam, saying that such a programme will help closely link
Vietnam and Hessen and their young people.
The exhibition will run through Oct. 29, 2010.
Earlier, on Sept. 21, a photo exhibition entitled “Face to Face” was
held in Duesseldorf city of Germany ’s Nordrhein- Westfalen (NRW)
State.
On display were 50 photos taken by Vietnamese
children affected by Agent Orange/ dioxin under the Schmitz Stiftung
Fund’s assistance.
NRW Minister of Health,
Equalities, Care and Ageing Barbara Steffens said the exhibition is
NRW State ’s activity to mark the Vietnam-Germany Year 2010./.
