Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam and Sri Lanka should promote cooperation invarious sectors, including culture, thus enhancing cultural exchanges betweenthe two nations, said a Sri Lankan expert.
At a workshop held by the Institute of Archeology under the Vietnam Academy ofSocial Sciences in Hanoi on January 28, Bindu Urugodawatte, also a Buddhistarcheologist, said that her country was once a centre of Buddhist religion andculture, and Buddhism has played an important part in the nation’s politics,society and culture in the past thousands of years.
Participants at the event said that theoceanic Silk Road lends credence to the existence of the association betweenthe two countries over millennia. The road not only facilitates trade but italso offers a journey of diverse cultures and religions.
Dr. Nguyen Gia Doi, Acting Director of the Institute of Archeology, underlinedthat the Silk Road has existed for thousands of years and passed through manydifferent empires and nations, including Vietnam and Sri Lanka, where Buddhismhas been well developing.
He expressed his hope that the bilateral ties will be strengthened during theintegration process.-VNA
At a workshop held by the Institute of Archeology under the Vietnam Academy ofSocial Sciences in Hanoi on January 28, Bindu Urugodawatte, also a Buddhistarcheologist, said that her country was once a centre of Buddhist religion andculture, and Buddhism has played an important part in the nation’s politics,society and culture in the past thousands of years.
Participants at the event said that theoceanic Silk Road lends credence to the existence of the association betweenthe two countries over millennia. The road not only facilitates trade but italso offers a journey of diverse cultures and religions.
Dr. Nguyen Gia Doi, Acting Director of the Institute of Archeology, underlinedthat the Silk Road has existed for thousands of years and passed through manydifferent empires and nations, including Vietnam and Sri Lanka, where Buddhismhas been well developing.
He expressed his hope that the bilateral ties will be strengthened during theintegration process.-VNA
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