EU High Representative Borrell visits museum, enjoys coffee in Hanoi
Wednesday, July 31, 2024, 13:00 GMT+7
Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son and Josep Borrell Fontelles, Vice-President of the European Commission and High Representative of the European Union (EU) for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, visited the Vietnam National Fine Arts Museum and enjoyed Vietnamese coffee in Hanoi on Tuesday.
Borrell is paying an official visit to Vietnam from Monday to Wednesday at the invitation of Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son.
On Tuesday, Borrell met with Vietnamese State President To Lam before holding talks with Minister Bui Thanh Son.
At a press conference after the talks, Borrell shared his wish that his visit would kickstart a process to raise the Vietnam-EU relationship to a comprehensive strategic partnership.
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| Minister Bui Thanh Son (L) and Vice-President of the European Commission and High Representative of the European Union Josep Borrell Fontelles visit the Vietnam National Fine Arts Museum in Hanoi on July 30, 2024. Photo: Nam Tran / Tuoi Tre |
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| Vice-President of the European Commission and High Representative of the European Union Josep Borrell Fontelles (R, 2nd) and Ambassador of the EU to Vietnam Julien Guerrier (R). Borrell is the highest-level official from the EU to have visited Vietnam since the European Parliament election in June 2024. Photo: Nam Tran / Tuoi Tre |
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| The Vietnam National Fine Arts Museum is located on Nguyen Thai Hoc Street in Hanoi. The museum currently displays nearly 20,000 exhibits and pieces of art. Photo: Nam Tran / Tuoi Tre |
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| The museum was constructed during the French colonial period. It was originally a boarding school for daughters of French officials. In 1962, the Vietnamese government ordered the then-Ministry of Culture to transform the building into a place to exhibit and preserve the precious and special works of art of Vietnam since prehistoric times. The building was renovated and Vietnamese architectural elements were added, making it a building suitable for an art museum. Photo: Nam Tran / Tuoi Tre |
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| Vice-President of the European Commission and High Representative of the European Union Josep Borrell Fontelles (L, 2nd) and Minister Bui Thanh Son (L, 3rd) admire the painting ‘Thieu nu trong vuon’ (Girls in the Garden) by Nguyen Gia Tri at the Vietnam National Fine Arts Museum in Hanoi on July 30, 2024. Photo: Nam Tran / Tuoi Tre |
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| Vice-President of the European Commission and High Representative of the European Union Josep Borrell Fontelles (in a blue shirt) admires a work of art at the Vietnam National Fine Arts Museum in Hanoi on July 30, 2024. Photo: Nam Tran / Tuoi Tre |
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| Vice-President of the European Commission and High Representative of the European Union Josep Borrell Fontelles (L) enjoys Vietnamese coffee at the Vietnam National Fine Arts Museum in Hanoi on July 30, 2024. Photo: Nam Tran / Tuoi Tre |
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| Minister Bui Thanh Son (R) and Vice-President of the European Commission and High Representative of the European Union Josep Borrell Fontelles (L) engage in a discussion in Hanoi on July 30, 2024. Photo: Nam Tran / Tuoi Tre |
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