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Home » Alternative tourism » Vietnam and Pakistan Now Strengthen its Cultural and Tourism Ties, Aiming to Forge New Bilateral Travel, Heritage Exchange, and Economic Cooperation Across Asia Monday, July 21, 2025In a big leap to promote mutual understanding and deepen international relations, the Ministry of Heritage and Culture, Pakistan, has agreed to collaborate with the Embassy of Vietnam in Pakistan. The new deal, the emphasis of which is on cultural exchange, heritage management and tourism development pledges to take even further, the already burgeoning relationship between the two dynamic countries.Cultural Diplomacy: Two Rich Heritages Connecting peoples and culturesVietnam’s Ambassador Pham Anh Tuan had meaningful talks with Pakistan’s Federal Minister of Heritage and Culture, Aurangzeb Khan Khichi, recently. The high-level dialogue emphasized that there is tremondous scope for cooperation in the field of cultural exchange and heritage management between the two countries with rich and varied historical heritages.Khichi said that the protection of Pakistan’s rich cultural heritage including the ancient Gandhara civilisation and context of substantial Buddhist relics and UNESCO recognized monuments is of paramount importance to it. He mentioned iconic landmarks like Stupa tower in Islamabad and urged the Vietnamese delegation to focus on the clustering of their pilgrims to offer pilgrimage and adventure tourism packages in the high mountainous regions of Pakistan.Cultural Exchange: Events That Connect Traditions and HolidaysOne of the most important results of the bilateral meeting was an invitation to Vietnamese art troupes to take part in Pakistan’s famous annual cultural festival “Lok Mela–Lok Virsa Folk Festival” held in the Capital of Pakistan, Islamabad. Attracting hundreds of thousands of visitors each year, this event is a great chance for Vietnam and Pakistan to introduce their traditional values and enhance interaction between the two countries and other international friends.The participation of Vietnamese artists in the above telecast is a testament to its sincere traditions of promoting and disseminating the heritage and cultural achievements of the two nations, thus further promoting their friendship, the cooperation, and mutual understanding among peoples in the world.Exploring Shared Buddhist Heritage of VietnamAmbassador Pham Anh Tuan made special mention of the excellent preservation work at Taxila, Lahore and Swat museums where priceless Gandhara Buddhist relics are kept. These sites reflect Gandhara’s role as a major centre of Buddhist expansion in the early centuries of the first millennium, which led to the spread of Buddhism across Central Asia and into the north of Vietnam and south of China. This mutual historic link created this special cultural bridge and is instrumental in creating quality understanding and better bilateral relations between the people of both the countries of Vietnam and of Pakistan.Tuan made brief remarks in which he underscored the great cultural commonalities between Vietnamese and Pakistani civilizations, Buddhist civilisation in particular that played a great historical and cultural connecting role. This shared legacy can be a great opportunity for co-tourism development that would appeal to tourists from both the countries and even from other parts of the world.Heritage and Tourism Strategic Purpose StatementsBoth officials deliberated on measures for promoting heritage tourism through mutual cooperation. The Vietnam Embassy in Pakistan suggested specific activities, signing memoranda of understanding between museums of two countries, organizing a culture exchange program on a large-scale, and co-holding folk culture festivals.The agreement feet Vietnam’s desire to share experience in heritage conservation as well as sustainable development of cultural tourism. This kind of cooperation will bring great economic benefits to the local community and promote the sustainable development of tourism and cultural preservation.Building Capacity and Training for Sustainable TourismKey to the collaboration is the exchange of knowledge between the two regions, through capacity building and training programs. They are to concentrate on sustainable tourism and heritage site management, as the boom in demand for experiential and responsible travel by international tourists escalates.The joint training also helps local communities in Vietnam and Pakistan to learn tangible models to manage the relationship between tourism and land, thereby developing the capacity to manage tourism in a way that allows long-term economic benefits while preserving the environment.Fostering People -to-People Relations and Economic Growth ThroughBoth Minister Aurangzeb Khan Khichi and Ambassador Pham Anh Tuan reiterated resolve to strengthening peoples to peoples contacts through cultural and tourism cooperation. With increased official and civilian communication channels and familiarity between compatriots, this collaboration looks to develop a more dynamic and robust friendship and economic partnership.Increased tourism motivated by cultural heritage intrigue is poised to boost local economies-creating jobs and new business ventures across Vietnam and Pakistan. The cooperation is yet another proud moment for the international relations between the two countries steeped in history and rich culture.A Working Plan for the World’s CulturesThe historic collaboration with Pakistan makes a significant model of international cultural diplomacy and the significance of heritage conservation and sustainable tourism. With proactive social interactions, meaningful cultural communication and effective targeted projects, they can both greatly improve their cultural soft-power storylines, increase tourism numbers and improve world understanding.

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