The Vietnamese Embassy in France will be a bridge to promote comprehensive cooperation between Nghe An and France.

Within the framework of the visit to the French Republic, the Nghe An Provincial Delegation led by Comrade Nguyen Xuan Son - Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee had a working session with the Vietnamese Embassy in France. Mr. Nguyen Manh Thang - Deputy Ambassador of Vietnam in France received and worked with the delegation.

Also attending the meeting were members of the Provincial Party Standing Committee: Phan Duc Dong - Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Internal Affairs Committee; Nguyen Thi Thu Huong - Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department; Cao Thi Hien - Vice Chairwoman of the Provincial People's Council; representatives of the Provincial People's Council's committees and leaders of a number of departments, branches and sectors.

Speaking at the meeting, Comrade Nguyen Xuan Son expressed his joy to visit and work with the Vietnamese Embassy in France and sincerely thanked the Ambassador for his attention, help and warm welcome to the delegation of Nghe An province; at the same time, he reported on some cooperation contents between Nghe An province and France.

Working scene. Photo: Anh Hue

The Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee informed that Nghe An province of Vietnam and Côtes d'Armor province of France officially began developing a cooperative exchange relationship since 1993. Cooperation between the two provinces is based on two main goals: Exchange of experience, knowledge, and capabilities in fields such as tourism, economy, agriculture, sustainable development, education, and health; exchange helps people of Nghe An province and Côtes d'Armor province learn and explore each other's culture and traditions.

In 2015, the Côtes d'Armor provincial government announced that it would stop cooperating with Asian localities, including Nghe An province, to focus on developing relations with European localities. However, the Côtes d'Armor - Vietnam Friendship Association still maintains effective cooperative activities with Nghe An province.

At the reception, Deputy Ambassador Nguyen Manh Thang expressed his deep affection and concern for the land and people of Nghe An, the homeland of President Ho Chi Minh - National Liberation Hero, outstanding cultural figure of the era.

The Deputy Ambassador pledged that in the coming time, the Embassy will make every effort to fulfill its assigned tasks, pay attention to promoting the potential image of Nghe An to the French government and people, the business community, investors, etc., as well as calling for and developing French projects and programs with Vietnam in general and Nghe An in particular, thereby creating opportunities for more comprehensive cooperation in many fields.

Delegation from Nghe An province presented souvenirs to the Vietnamese Embassy in France. Photo: Anh Hue

Comrade Nguyen Xuan Son hopes that the Vietnamese Embassy in France will be a bridge to promote the image, history, culture, people, potential and tourism advantages of Nghe An to the French people.

The Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee also requested the Vietnamese Embassy in France to support Nghe An in some areas such as: introducing French investors to learn about the investment environment in Nghe An in the fields of industry and agriculture; introducing scholarships and French language courses for students of universities, colleges, high schools and secondary schools in the province; supporting the French Language Center in improving the quality of French teaching; calling on NGOs and philanthropists to help women and children in difficult circumstances, and poor households in the province./.