On the morning of November 26, 2021, Mr. Hans-Peter Glanzer - Ambassador of the Republic of Austria to Viet Nam paid a working visit to the National Library of Viet Nam (NLV). Ms. Kieu Thuy Nga - NLV Director received the delegation.

At the working session, Director Kieu Thuy Nga expressed her pleasure to welcome Ambassador Hans-Peter Glanzer, who recently received his assignment in Viet Nam. She took the time to briefly introduce the establishment and development history of the NLV, its information resources,and some outstanding cooperation activities between the NLV and embassies, international organizations in Viet Nam over the past time, including the joint events with the Embassy of the Republic of Austria.

Ambassador Hans-Peter Glanzer expressed hisinterest in the tasks and functions of the NLV, especially the legal deposit function, user services, as well as theNLV’s collections and preservation activity. He also highly appreciated the cooperation results of the NLV and embassies of different countries in Ha Noi, and propose cooperation between the two sides in the coming time.

Ms. Kieu Thuy Nga welcomed the goodwill of the Ambassador and affirmed that the National Library of Viet Nam is ready to cooperate with the Embassy of the Republic of Austria in organizing culture events at the library, bringing the chances for the public in general and library readers, in particular,to learn about unique features of the Austrian culture, country and people. The two sides agreed to continue to discuss in further detail and have a specific cooperation plan in the coming time.

At the end of the meeting, Ambassador Hans-Peter Glanzer had a tour visit to the campus and reading spaces of the NLV.

Photos of the same event:

Panoramic view of the meeting

Ambassador Hans-Peter Glanzer visited reading spaces of the Library

Delegation of the Embassy of the Republic of Austria took a souvenir photo with the National Library of Viet Nam

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News: Huong Giang; Photos: Viet Duc