Italy’s localities join the grand anniversary of Thăng Long–Hà Nội

February 16, 2010 1:56 PM GMT+7

VGP – Florence Province and the cities of Trento and Milan in Italy will organize various activities this year in order to welcome the 1000th anniversary of Thăng Long–Hà Nội.

Florence City
The authority of the central Italian province of Florence recently confirmed their participation in the celebration of the 1000th founding anniversary of Việt Nam’s Thăng Long-Hà Nội through cultural cooperation activities to be held in Hà Nội.

Florence will hold a photo exhibition in May on the province’s former Mayor Giorgio La Pira, who represented the UN General Assembly to Hà Nội for a peace talks with President Hồ Chí Minh in November 1965.

The province also plans to invite a water puppet troupe from Việt Nam to perform there in October.

Trento City in Northern Italy is preparing to send its popular child chorus to Hà Nội on the occasion of the 1000th grand anniversary.

Milan decided to send its orchestra of La Scala Theater to Việt Nam while Genoa set up a committee to support the anniversary of Thăng Long-Hà Nội.
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