On the morning of May 13, 2019, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Hungary in Viet Nam, Mr. Öry Csaba had a working visit and presented books to the National Library of Viet Nam (NLV). Ms. Kieu Thuy Nga, Director of the NLV welcomed the delegation.
At the meeting, Ambassador Öry Csaba appreciated the good cooperation relations between Viet Nam and Hungary during the last years, especially in the field of culture, and hoped to further promote activities in this field. The Ambassador also emphasized on the plan to implement the activities to celebrate the 70th anniversary of establishing diplomatic relations between Viet Nam and Hungary in 2020, including two key activities that the Embassy expected to cooperate with the NLV to implement, that is to set up a Library in the Hungarian Cultural Center in Viet Nam, and organize an photos exhibition about Hungarian Parliament building on the occasion of the high-level working visit of the Hungarian State leader to Viet Nam. Also within the framework of the working visit to the NLV, Ambassador Öry Csaba presented the NLV a collection of 28 books in Hungarian and English about history of Hungary's provinces and cities written during the First World War, from the late nineteenth century to the beginning twentieth century. He particularly emphasized the historical and ethnographic value of these books and believed that the NLV is the best place to store and disseminate these books to the public and Vietnamese readers. Being happy to welcome Ambassador Öry Csaba to visit and work with the NLV, Ms. Kieu Thuy Nga expressed her sincere thanks to the Ambassador's goodwill and the good cooperation between the Embassy of Hungary and the NLV during the last years, at the same time, she affirmed to continue to support and promote cooperation activities in the field of culture and library between the two countries in the future. The book collection donated will be a valuable supplement to Vietnamese readers, helping them to have more research materials to understand about Hungarian history, country and people.
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News: Bui Thi Thuy; Photos: Hung Manh