Member of the Central Communist Party Committee, Deputy Prime Minister Mai Van Chinh attended and delivered a speech on behalf of the Party and State leaders. Former Politburo member, former Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung; former Politburo member, former Standing member of the Party Central Communist Committee Secretariat Le Hong Anh; former Secretary of the Party Central Communist Committee, former Vice President Truong My Hoa; former member of the Party Central Communist Committee, former Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh; Chief Representative of UNESCO in Vietnam Jonathan Baker; Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Hoang Dao Cuong; Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Ngo Le Van and representatives of leaders of central departments, ministries and branches; leaders of central Party agencies in charge of An Giang province; leaders of the provinces and cities of Can Tho; Kien Giang; Ca Mau; Bac Lieu; Tien Giang; Hau Giang; Vinh Long; Ben Tre; Dong Thap; Soc Trang attended.    

Delegates from An Giang province attending the ceremony included member of the Party Central Communist Committee, Secretary of the An Giang Provincial Party Committee Le Hong Quang; Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of An Giang Provincial People's Council Le Van Nung; Alternate member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Ho Van Mung and former members of the Party Central Committee, former Secretaries of the Provincial Party Committee, former Deputy Secretaries of the Provincial Party Committee; members of the Provincial Standing Party Committee, former members of the Provincial Standing Party Committee, members of the Provincial Executive Party Committee, former members of the Provincial Executive Party Committee; leaders of provincial departments, branches, sectors, and mass organizations; leaders of districts, towns, and cities. 

The ceremony to receive the UNESCO Certificate recognizing the "Sam Mountain Goddess Veneration Festival" as an Intangible Cultural Heritage represented for Humanity and the opening of the Sam Mountain Goddess Veneration Festival in 2025 is not only a great honor for An Giang province but also a common pride of the whole country, and an opportunity to honor and promote the unique values of the Heritage and the image of An Giang homeland with rich historical and cultural traditions to the people of the whole country and international friends, arousing national pride, raising the sense of responsibility of all levels, sectors and communities in the work of preserving and promoting the values of the cultural heritage of the nation and humanity, contributing to socio-economic development. UNESCO's recognition of the festival as a intangible cultural heritage representative of humanity is a proof to the unique value of a traditional cultural heritage. At the same time, this event also sets out the responsibility for preserving and promoting the value of the “Sam Mountain Goddess Veneration Festival”.  

On December 04, 2024, the 19th session of the Intergovernmental Committee of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage officially passed a resolution to inscribe the "Sam Mountain Goddess Veneration Festival " into the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage Representative of Humanity. This is a cultural milestone and a source of honor and pride for An Giang Province (the locality assigned to lead the preparation of the Heritage Dossier submitted to UNESCO) in particular, and for the community of Vietnamese ethnic groups in general./. 

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Translation by Thi Huynh