Present at the closing ceremony were Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Trong Nghia, Deputy Director of the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) and Head of the Steering Board of the festival; Lieutenant General Do Can, Deputy Director of the General Department of Politics; and Major General Ngo Minh Tien, Deputy Chief of the VPA’s General Staff.

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Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Trong Nghia (fourth from left) handing over certificates to individuals with outstanding records in the festival

More than 1,000 artists from 14 military theaters and art troupes performed 16 songs, dances, and plays in praise of good virtues of Uncle Ho’s soldiers and cultural identities of the country. The festival became a special artistic and cultural event in Hanoi and left strong impression on local audiences.

In his speech, General Nghia underscored that the whole-military units should pay due attention to art activities; embrace and carry out guidelines on art and culture work by the Party, the Central Military Commission, and the Ministry of National Defense; and create favorable conditions for military art units to further develop.

He requested them to continue to build up military artists’ political stance, uphold professional ethics, and encourage their creativeness to introduce more high-quality shows to soldiers and people.

At the ceremony, the organizing panel handed over prizes and certificates to groups and individuals with outstanding records in the festival and made contributions to the event’s success.

Translated by Van Hieu