The relations between Vietnam and France have seen impressivedevelopments over the past three years, said Vietnamese Ambassador toFrance Le Kinh Tai.
Ambassador Tai made the remark during a farewell banquet for foreignguests at the Vietnamese Embassy in Paris before he finishes histerm of office in this country.
The developingbilateral relationship was marked by the Vietnam visit by French PrimeMinister Francois Fillon in November 2009 and the France visit byVietnamese Minister of Planning and Investment Vo Hong Phuc in Februarythis year, he said, adding that these visits opened up new prospects forthe partnership between the two countries in various fields, especiallyin economics.
The ambassador emphasised outstandingprojects which he said are “good and effective symbols of thedevelopment of cooperative ties between the two countries, includingVietnam Airlines’ fleet development project by 2020 with a proposal tobuy France ’s Airbus A380 planes and projects to build the first metroroute in Hanoi and the Hanoi University of Science and Technology.
They are the projects that created a momentum for building the Vietnam-France strategic partnership, he said.
The ambassador affirmed France ’s position as a “gateway” forVietnam to enter European countries and Vietnam ’s position as a“bridge” linking France and Southeast Asian nations.
The Vietnamese diplomat thanked ambassadors and diplomats for theireffective assistance over the past 40 years in the framework ofsub-regional cooperation as well as social and charitable activities.
He affirmed that the Vietnamese community in France is one of theimportant communities in Europe, which has been acting as an importantbridge between Vietnam and France .
On theoccasion, the ambassador informed his guests of a decision by the twocountries’ leaders to select 2013 as the Vietnam Cultural Year inFrance and the French Cultural Year in Vietnam as part ofactivities to celebrate the 40 th anniversary of Vietnam-Francediplomatic ties./.
Ambassador Tai made the remark during a farewell banquet for foreignguests at the Vietnamese Embassy in Paris before he finishes histerm of office in this country.
The developingbilateral relationship was marked by the Vietnam visit by French PrimeMinister Francois Fillon in November 2009 and the France visit byVietnamese Minister of Planning and Investment Vo Hong Phuc in Februarythis year, he said, adding that these visits opened up new prospects forthe partnership between the two countries in various fields, especiallyin economics.
The ambassador emphasised outstandingprojects which he said are “good and effective symbols of thedevelopment of cooperative ties between the two countries, includingVietnam Airlines’ fleet development project by 2020 with a proposal tobuy France ’s Airbus A380 planes and projects to build the first metroroute in Hanoi and the Hanoi University of Science and Technology.
They are the projects that created a momentum for building the Vietnam-France strategic partnership, he said.
The ambassador affirmed France ’s position as a “gateway” forVietnam to enter European countries and Vietnam ’s position as a“bridge” linking France and Southeast Asian nations.
The Vietnamese diplomat thanked ambassadors and diplomats for theireffective assistance over the past 40 years in the framework ofsub-regional cooperation as well as social and charitable activities.
He affirmed that the Vietnamese community in France is one of theimportant communities in Europe, which has been acting as an importantbridge between Vietnam and France .
On theoccasion, the ambassador informed his guests of a decision by the twocountries’ leaders to select 2013 as the Vietnam Cultural Year inFrance and the French Cultural Year in Vietnam as part ofactivities to celebrate the 40 th anniversary of Vietnam-Francediplomatic ties./.
