Hanoi, May 8 -- Venezuelan Sports Minister Franklin Cardillo on May 7 expressed his desire to strengthen cooperation with Vietnam in the field of sports, particularly by introducing Vovinam, the Vietnamese traditional martial arts, into official training programmes in Venezuela, thereby making it the first country in Latin America to have a Vovinam martial arts school.

Speaking at a reception for Vietnamese Ambassador to Venezuela Vu Trung My, Cardillo said that implementing the will of late President Hugo Chavez, Venezuela is strongly carry out a strategy of building a national sports foundation, ensuring that all people have access to physical education and sports activities to improve the quality of life.

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