Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung (R) receives French Ambassador to Vietnam Nicolas Warnery (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - The relationship between localities and agencies of France andHanoi is a model for bilateral relations between the two countries, said FrenchAmbassador to Vietnam Nicolas Warnery.
During a meeting with Chairman of the HanoiPeople’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung on November 26, the French diplomat mentioneda number of economic cooperation projects between France and Hanoi, and pledgedthat France is willing to cooperate with Hanoi in the Metro line No.3 project.
Regarding a project to upgrade Long Bien Bridge, Warnerysaid that this project is very urgent and very symbolic, so the French side wantsto actively participate in.
He added that the French Development Agency (AFD) can fund the project, which ishope to highlight heritage values of Hanoi in particular and Vietnam ingeneral.
Chung said assistance of localities and agencies of France for the implementationof Hanoi's projects plays an important role, helping to promote the capitalcity’s socio-economic development.
Hanoi is one of the Vietnamese localities has a close cooperation with the Frenchcities of Île-de-France and Toulouse, with many cultural and economic cooperationprojects.
The Nhon- Hanoi Station metro line’s elevated section will becompleted and put into operation in 2020, Chung said, adding that the municipalauthorities assigned the Hanoi Urban Railway Management Board to workwith contractors in order to speed up the accomplishment of the project.
Hanoi will include the project to repair and upgrade Long Bien Bridge in itsinvestment portfolio for the 2021-2025 period, he said, expressing his hopethat AFD will support Hanoi in conducting pre-feasibility and feasibilitystudies for the project.
Concerning consultancy solutions to reduce air pollution in Hanoi, Chung said thatthe city is accelerating the installation of air monitoring stations in Hanoi,and that the city hopes to receive support from the AFD in the work.
Director of AFD in Hanoi Fabrice Richy said that the agency is committed toaccompanying Hanoi in reducing air pollution.
According to Richy, the AFD and Hanoi have cooperated in many projects indeveloping metro, subway, and lighting systems in ancient architecture works. Theagency is working with Hanoi'surban railway management board to carry out a project to expandthe city’s Metro line No.3.
He hoped that the AFD and the municipal People’s Committee will agree on cooperationcontents in 2020, thus further promoting the relationship between the twosides./.
VNA
