The opening ceremony of the conference on September 29 was attended by Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez of Spain, Assistant Director-General of UNESCO for Culture Ernesto Renato Ottone, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Spain Jose Manuel Albares Bueno, Minister of Culture of Spain Ernest Urtasun, President of the Catalan region Salvador Illa, Ministers, Heads of delegations from 165 countries, representatives of intergovernmental organizations, universities, research institutes, youth professional organizations, cultural experts and partners from the private sector...

The Vietnamese delegation attending the Conference was led by Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Van Hung.

Minister Nguyen Van Hung spoke at the Ministerial discussion co-organized by UNESCO and the EU on the theme “Culture, a catalyst for sustainable development: Promoting practice-based policies in the policy-making process”.

After the opening ceremony and plenary session, Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Van Hung attended the Ministerial Discussion session co-organized by UNESCO and the European Union (EU) with the theme “Culture, a catalyst for sustainable development: Promoting practice-based policies in the policy-making process”.

Minister Nguyen Van Hung affirmed that the Party and State of Vietnam always pay special attention to the cause of cultural and human development, putting culture on par with economics and politics, making culture the focus of national policies and strategies on development, implementing the United Nations' sustainable development goals. "In that process, Vietnam attaches importance to policy making, including cultural policies based on practical data, indicators and practical assessments to closely follow the needs and developments of the situation, better meeting the increasingly deep international integration needs of Vietnam", Minister Nguyen Van Hung emphasized.

Minister Nguyen Van Hung also shared Vietnam's experience in the case of Trang An World Cultural and Natural Heritage (Ninh Binh).

Speaking at the discussion session, the Ministers of the countries highly appreciated Vietnam for seriously implementing international commitments and successfully implementing models and initiatives such as Trang An. In particular, the Minister of Culture of Panama considered Trang An a typical example that the neighboring country will study and apply in practice, combining the conservation, preservation and promotion of heritage values ​​with tourism development.

Also within the framework of the MONDACULT 2025 Conference, on the afternoon of October 1, Minister Nguyen Van Hung will continue to participate in the discussion session on Cultural Economy.

Previously, on the afternoon of September 29, Dr. Nguyen Phuong Hoa, Director of the Department of International Cooperation, represented Vietnam in participating in a discussion organized by the International Federation of Arts Councils and Cultural Agencies (IFACCA) in collaboration with the Spanish Ministry of Culture, entitled "Sustainable Paths to the Future of Culture and Arts: Dialogue with Public Agencies".

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