Photo exhibition nudges Italy closer to Vietnamese people
Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Enzo Moavero Milanesi, who is on a three-day visit to Vietnam, on May 8 cut the ribbon to open the “Twilight Skylines from Police Helicopter” photo exhibition at Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City.
Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Enzo Moavero Milanesi is introducing Italy's beauty through Massimo Sestini's lens. (Photo: VNA)
HCM City (VNA) – Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs and InternationalCooperation Enzo Moavero Milanesi, who is on a three-day visit to Vietnam, onMay 8 cut the ribbon to open the “Twilight Skylines from Police Helicopter”photo exhibition at Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City.
The event, organised by the Italian Embassy in Vietnam in collaboration withthe Consulate General of Italy in Ho Chi Minh City, is within the framework ofthe promotion programme “Vivere all’ Italiana” (Italian-style Living), fundedby the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation.
Expressing his delight at opening the exhibition, Milanesi said that thephotos, taken by renowned photographer Massimo Sestini, featured Italia’sbeauty at dawn and sunset.
According to Pham Duc Hai, Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’sCouncil, the exhibition will help bring images of Italy closer to Vietnamese peoplein the context that the two countries are enjoying sound strategic relations.
He said that the visit to Vietnam by the Italian minister will lay the foundationfor the two nations to improve their bilateral ties.
The exhibition will run until May 20 at Tan Son Nhat Airport, after that thephotos will be displayed at the Reverie Sai Gon Hotel until June 30. They willbe introduced to Hanoians in July.–VNA
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