Highlights of the event were a parade of orange bikes, a photo exhibition, and an area to introduce the Netherlands’ cuisine.

Other activities such as a seminar titled “the Netherlands stands side by side with Vietnam towards a sustainable future for the Mekong Delta”, a Dutch education workshop, a field trip to the Netherlands’ The Fruit Republic Company in the Mekong Delta city, and film screening promoting the European country’s culture.

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The Netherlands' cuisine introduced at Dutch Cultural Festival

Dutch Ambassador Elsbeth Akkerman affirmed that with close relations over the past 45 years, Vietnam and the Netherlands will see new developments in fostering trade, culture, tourism and education.

On the basis of the two strategic cooperative agreements on adaptation to climate change and water management, and agriculture and food safety, the Netherlands will maintain its efforts to help Vietnam build and implement plans to increase the livelihood for people in regions prone to climate change, and intensify technology application in sustainable and environmentally-friendly agricultural production, she added.

Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Truong Quang Hoai Nam emphasized the Netherlands is a strategic partner of Vietnam in general and the Mekong Delta in particular.

Therefore, with its role as the center of the region, Can Tho will try its utmost in attracting investment, upgrading infrastructure and reforming administrative procedures to expand trade and cultural exchanges with the European nation, thus helping bilateral relations match with both sides’ potential and advantages, Nam affirmed.

Source: VNA