The talk over with to France via Normal Secretary and President To Lam is a chance for the 2 international locations to additional confirm their decision to improve their Strategic Partnership.
This week, Normal Secretary and President To Lam will talk over with France and attend the Francophone Summit. Chatting with VietNamNet, French Ambassador to Vietnam Olivier Brochet shared his pleasure to welcome Vietnamese senior leaders to France as a result of this can be a essential talk over with.
The essential function of the Francophone Group
As for Vietnam, France is likely one of the first international locations that Normal Secretary and President To Lam visited as Head of the Birthday party and State of Vietnam. In a while after taking workplace, Normal Secretary and President To Lam organized time to steer the highest-level delegation to wait the development.
In line with the Ambassador, this presentations the significance of the Francophone Group to Vietnam now not simplest economically but additionally in world boards and mechanisms that Vietnam participates in.
Leaders of nations attending the 18th Francophone Summit in 2022. Photograph: BNG
At the French aspect, Vietnam performs a very powerful function within the World Francophone Group and the Francophone Group. In bilateral members of the family, France all the time attaches nice significance to the Strategic Partnership with Vietnam.
In 1997, Vietnam hosted the primary and thus far simplest Summit of the Francophone Group in Asia.
The Ambassador commented that Vietnam with greater than 100 million humans, even if the collection of French audio system is now not as massive as 20-30 years in the past, Vietnam nonetheless helps the promotion and instructing of French.
Economically, Vietnam can get right of entry to the markets of French-speaking international locations with loads of tens of millions of humans, with alternatives to name for funding and export merchandise.
This yr’s Francophone Summit, attended via representatives of greater than 100 international locations and governments, will probably be held in Villers-Cotterêts and Paris.
Ambassador Olivier Brochet knowledgeable that the hole consultation happened at Villers-Cotterêts at Cité Internationale de l. a. Langue Française on October 4. That is the place François I (sixteenth century) signed certainly one of his most renowned decrees making French the principle language in France.
The plenary consultation will happen on the Grand Palais in Paris on October 5.
The Ambassador emphasised that this convention is a chance for leaders to speak about the commercial and political scenario on the earth and within the Francophone Group area; suggest instructions for cooperation to answer world demanding situations, advertise the function of the Francophone Group…
Secretary Normal of Francophone Affairs Louise Muúhikiwabo (heart) all the way through her talk over with to Vietnam in March 2022 inaugurated the Francophone Room on the Diplomatic Academy. Photograph: Diplomatic Academy
Inside the framework of the convention, delegates from international locations together with Vietnam will attend many actions.
There will probably be a Francophone Village with cubicles introducing the tradition of member international locations. The exhibition “FrancoTech” will introduce the financial system, companies in addition to markets within the Francophone area. Normal Secretary and President To Lam plans to wait this tournament and provides a speech right here.
“We’re happy to announce that two younger humans from Vietnam along side younger humans from Cambodia and Laos will come to France to introduce a joint undertaking of the 3 international locations. It is a testomony that the Francophone Group creates solidarity amongst member international locations…
The French Embassy in Vietnam could also be very lively in selling French and French tradition; In Vietnam we deliver in combination a Workforce of embassies, delegations and French-speaking organizations. The crowd has an excessively shut courting with Vietnamese companions,” the French Ambassador shared.
Inspired via the spirit of Vietnamese humans
France and Vietnam have a longstanding courting solid via rising accept as true with; The 2 international locations are very decided to improve members of the family.
In 2023, the 2 international locations have a good time 50 years of organising diplomatic members of the family. Ultimate Would possibly, at the instance of the seventieth anniversary of Dien Bien Phu, French Minister of the Military Sébastien Lecornu visited Vietnam as a testomony to the spirit of “final the previous, taking a look ahead to a greater long term”, for cooperation in building. building between two international locations and two peoples.
French Minister of the Military Sebastien Lecornu and Minister of Protection Phan Van Giang signed a Letter of Intent on strengthening protection cooperation all the way through their talk over with to Vietnam in Would possibly 2024.
In line with Ambassador Olivier Brochet, the approaching talk over with of the Normal Secretary and President could also be a possibility to additional confirm the decision of the 2 international locations to improve the Strategic Partnership.
Leaders of the 2 facets will speak about and supply instructions to improve cooperative members of the family, opening up new spaces of cooperation akin to: sustainable building, power, transportation, innovation…
It’s anticipated that the 2 facets will signal an Intergovernmental Settlement within the box of schooling. The Ambassador mentioned that the signing of this record will probably be a situation for the French aspect to coordinate extra carefully with the Ministry of Training and Coaching of Vietnam to improve the instructing of French in faculties in Vietnam, thereby expanding the collection of scholars. French.
Relating to people-to-people exchanges, particularly the younger era, which performs a very powerful function within the two international locations’ members of the family, the Ambassador expressed his want that increasingly more Vietnamese scholars make a choice to check in another country in France.
Relating to tradition, because the status quo of diplomatic members of the family, the 2 international locations have had cooperation. The fiftieth anniversary of diplomatic members of the family in 2023 obviously presentations the theme “sharing tradition”. The French aspect additionally is helping Vietnam expand “cultural trade”.
The orchestra of the Royal Opera Space of Versaille plays on the Hoan Kiem Lake Theater. Photograph: CAND
The Ambassador talked concerning the cooperation between Hoan Kiem Lake Theater and the Royal Opera Space of Versailles, which has enriched the appearing arts program in Vietnam. “We’re particularly thankful to Normal Secretary and President To Lam, when in his place as Minister of Public Safety, for taking note of this cooperation,” the Ambassador expressed.
In Hanoi, France additionally has shut cooperation with the capital’s govt in holding and selling heritage values.
French Ambassador to Vietnam Olivier Brochet
“I like Hanoi very a lot. I do not say that to delight, as a result of that is real love. Hanoi isn’t just dynamic but additionally has distinctive attractiveness, I actually like strolling across the streets.
I used to be additionally inspired with the points of interest, sounds and way of life of the capital. I took out my telephone time and again to file and publish on my non-public Fb,” Ambassador Olivier Brochet shared with excitement.
The Ambassador instructed concerning the typhoon Yagi that swept thru Hanoi, inflicting a chain of bushes to cave in. “Taking a look again early within the morning, I am actually heartbroken and a bit of afraid.”
“However what inspired us later on was once the angle of the folk of Hanoi and Vietnam. Everybody rolled up their sleeves and took part in overcoming the effects with an positive temper, believing in a excellent long term. That is the emblem that creates the wonderful thing about Vietnamese humans. Every other factor I actually appreciate is the harmony and love of Vietnamese humans,” mentioned the French Ambassador.