UNESCO adopts resolution on HN’s 1,000th anniversary

October 23, 2009 9:12 AM GMT+7

VGP - Representatives of 193 UNESCO members, at the organization’s 35th General Assembly on October 22, have passed a resolution on the participation in the 1,000th anniversary of Hà Nội.

Hoàn Kiếm Lake in the center of Hà Nội, the capital city of Việt Nam

UNESCO will be associated with the celebration of the millennial anniversary of Hà Nội in its member countries.

It is reported that UNESCO will also join the millennium of Yaroslavl in the Russian Federation and the 1,300^th anniversary of Nara’s Heijo-kyo in Japan.

The adoption and the recent election of Việt

Nam

to UNESCO’s Executive Council for the 2009-2013 term prove the international recognition to the country’s status, role and contribution to the UNESCO.

By Ngọc Vân