Speech by Mr. Nguyen Van Cuong, Head of the Bac Ninh Quan Ho Folk Song Theater
Hanoi, January 4, 2025
Dear Ambassador Amandeep Gill, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Secretary- General’s Envoy on Technology,
Today, the Bac Ninh Quan Ho Folk Song Theater is honored to welcome Ambassador Amandeep Gill to Vietnam.
Quan Ho Bac Ninh folk music has been recognized by UNESCO as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Quan Ho Bac Ninh celebrates love for humanity and nature. In Quan Ho songs, there are no words or verses of hatred or war. Alongside the elegant, refined, creative, innovative, tolerant, forgiving, and deeply empathetic culture of Quan Ho, it embodies noble values. These values contribute to the building of an Artificial Intelligence World Society and support the visions, strategies, and standards of the United Nations for a new age—the Age of Global Enlightenment, the Artificial Intelligence Age, which you are leading. The Bac Ninh Quan Ho Folk Song Theater honors the contributions of Mr. Amandeep Gill, who has been awarded the World Leader in Artificial Intelligence World Society Award. Through these beautiful and noble Quan Ho melodies, we wish you a successful visit to Vietnam. We hope that you will share your wisdom and affection with the people of Vietnam to help build a new era—the era of the nation’s rise.
We invite you and our distinguished guests to enjoy Bac Ninh Quan Ho folk songs, performed by outstanding artists from the Bac Ninh Quan Ho Folk Song Theater, including Huu Duy, Xuan De, Minh Thuy, Huong Sao, and Thanh Tan. Bac Ninh Quan Ho will stand with the United Nations in building an Artificial Intelligence World Society filled with love, compassion, and creativity.
