Association maintains activities to promote Vietnam-France collaboration
The Vietnam-France Friendship Association in Hanoi will continue connecting and building cooperation programmes between the two countries, and helping boost the capital city’s new 2022-2027 tenure.
Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnam-France Friendship Association in Hanoiwill continue connecting and building cooperation programmes between the twocountries, and helping boost the capital city’s new 2022-2027 tenure.
The association organised the sixth congress, the 2022-2027tenure, on August 24, during which a 35-member executive committee was elected,with Nguyen Lan Trung re-elected Chairman of the association.
Other major tasks of the association in this term are topromote the images as well as achievements gained during the renewal andintegration process of Vietnam in general and Hanoi in particular, to intensifyfriendship exchanges, and to expand its membership.
It will also exert efforts to successfully organiseactivities in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the twocountries’ diplomatic relations in 2023.
Sophie Maysonnave, Counsellor for Cooperation and CulturalActivities under the French Embassy in Vietnam, said that the Vietnam-FranceFriendship Association has always been a close friend accompanying France andthe French Ambassadors in all meaningful activities.
It is also an important partner that helps maintain theunique relationship between the two nations, she added./.
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An overview of the congress (Photo: VNA) 
