On the occasion of of the visit of the Welsh First Minister, Mr Carwyn Jones on Friday, June 24th, the regional councillors of the Brittany Region sang the Bro Gozh va Zadoù, the Breton national Anthem
Received during the plenary session of the Regional Council, after he had invited president Jean-Yves Le Drian in Wales a few months ago, Mr Jones called for « closer ties and joint projects between our two nations, Wales and Brittany ».
President Le Drian struck up the Bro Gozh, at the request of Herri Gourmelen, UDB regional councillor.
(1) Brittany and Cornwall have adapted the Welsh Hymn « [[[Hen Wlad fy Nhadau]]] » as their own national Anthem.
Philippe Argouarch. English by Maryvonne Cadiou from (voir notre article)
(voir le site) of Wales Gov.uk, for a report of the visit « The First Minister was invited to Brittany by Monsieur Jean-Yves le Drian, President of the Regional Council. »
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(voir le site) of Brittany region. « Le Premier ministre gallois, invité de la Région Bretagne ».