Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has assigned the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism to work with the Quang Tri Provincial People’s Committee to organise the event in accordance with the Government’s Decree No.110/2018/ND-CP on the management and organisation of festivals.

The Hien Luong-Ben Hai historical relic site.

The festival is expected to feature a wide range of art performances, exhibitions and seminars, and other honouring activities.

Activities will mainly take place in Dong Ha City, Cua Viet, Cua Tung, Quang Tri Town, the Truong Son and Road 9 National Martyrs Cemeteries, and the Hien Luong-Ben Hai historical relic site.

The event aims to honour the values of peace and to convey the message of a peace loving of Vietnamese people and peace lovers around the world.

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Source: NDO