On the afternoon of July 16, 2021, Mr. Patricio Becker - Ambassador of the Republic of Chi Le to Viet Nam visited the National Library of Viet Nam (NLV), Ms. Kieu Thuy Nga - NLV director received the delegation.
Overview of the meeting
At the meeting, Ms. Kieu Thuy Nga - NLV director expressed her pleasure to welcome Ambassador Patricio Becker who has just received his assignment in Viet Nam and reviewed the results of cooperation between the National Library of Viet Nam and Embassy of Chile in recent years through a series of cultural events jointly organized by the two sides.
Ms. Kieu Thuy Nga reviewed the results of cooperation between the National Library of Viet Nam and Embassy of Chile
Speaking at the meeting, Ambassador Patricio Becker highly appreciated the effective cooperation between the National Library of Viet Nam and Embassy of Chile, and at the same time, he discussed plans to organize cultural events in the coming time. The ambassador suggested that the NLV continues to coordinate exhibition activities on the occasion of the 500th anniversary of the discovery of the Strait of Magellan and the ability to coordinate events on the occasion of the 50th founding anniversary of diplomatic relations between Viet Nam and Chile. In addition, Ambassador Patricio Becker shared the goal and desire to increase the number of Spanish language users in Viet Nam during his term of office and hoped that the NLV would be an effective channel to disseminate materials in Spanish to a wide audience and young people who love the language.
Ambassador Patricio Becker discussed about future cooperation plans
Ms. Kieu Thuy Nga welcomed the goodwill and trust of Ambassador Patricio Becker; confirmed her support for the programs and plans proposed by the ambassador and said that cultural cooperation events are opportunities for the Vietnamese public to understand more about the country, people and development history of Chile, help strengthen the traditional friendship and understanding between the two peoples, and are even more meaningful when they are held in the 50th founding anniversary of diplomatic relations between Viet Nam and Chile (1971-2021). The two sides agreed to continue to exchange details to implement the next steps, prepare the content so that the event can be held when the pandemic is under control. In addition, the director welcomed the ambassador’s plan to develop the Spanish language in Viet Nam and expressed her willingness to receive sponsorship of Spanish books to supplement the Library’s foreign language resources, help readers access quality materials, meet the needs of improving their foreign language skills and learn about the Spanish-speaking community in general and Chile in particular. The director believed that the upcoming cooperation activity will be a solid start and open up opportunities for vibrant and effective cultural exchange cooperation during the ambassador’s term of office in Viet Nam.
Ambassador Patricio Becker presented a souvenir to NLV director Kieu Thuy Nga
The Chile Embassy’s delegation took a souvenir photo with the NLV
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News: Huong Giang; Photos: Viet Duc