Meeting on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and France

(binhdinh.gov.vn) - On the afternoon of August 6, at the Provincial Convention Center, the Provincial Union of Friendship Organizations held a meeting on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. Vietnam - France Republic (April 12, 1973 - April 12, 2023) and 10 years of establishing a strategic partnership between the two countries (2013-2023).

Attending the meeting were Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Lam Hai Giang; GS. Tran Thanh Van - Chairman of the Association to Meet Vietnam; GS. Le Kim Ngoc - President of the Association of Child Sponsors in France; representatives of leaders of relevant departments, agencies and sectors; and a large number of students and students from Le Quy Don High School for the Gifted and Quy Nhon University.

Delegates attending the meeting

In the warm atmosphere of the meeting, Mr. Mai Thanh Thang - Chairman of the Provincial Union of Friendship Organizations gave a speech to review the cooperation process between Binh Dinh province and legal partners to celebrate the 50th anniversary of its establishment. Vietnam - France diplomatic relations. Over the past 50 years, the Vietnam-France relationship in both historical and current fields has achieved remarkable development in the spirit of closing the past and looking to the future. It is the joint efforts of both Vietnam and France to build a reliable political relationship, a dynamic and effective economic relationship; extensive and comprehensive scientific-technical cooperation; rich and diverse cultural exchanges.

In the economic field, France is the leading EU bilateral ODA donor to Vietnam and Vietnam is the second among the countries receiving French ODA in Asia; Two-way trade turnover between Vietnam and France has more than tripled from 1.6 billion USD (in 2029) to 5.3 billion USD (2019). France is Vietnam's fifth largest European trading partner (after Germany, the Netherlands and the UK).

Besides, Education and training cooperation between the two countries has been formed and developed since the early 1980s. France always considers Education & Training as a priority target in its cooperation activities in Vietnam. The number of Vietnamese students studying in France has increased by about 40% over the past 10 years and currently has more than 10,000 students. The number of Vietnamese students studying in France is the third largest in the world….

Along with that, health is a traditional field of cooperation between the two countries, with nearly 3,000 Vietnamese doctors practicing at French hospitals, the cooperation between Vien Pasteur Paris and Pasteur institutes in Vietnam is very focused...

Chairman of the Provincial Union of Friendship Organizations Mai Thanh Thang said that the cooperation relationship between Binh Dinh province and the French Republic in recent years has also been developing positively, Binh Dinh has received many aid projects from France. in the fields of health, education, science, social security, especially 2 projects: "International Center for Interdisciplinary Science and Education" in Quy Nhon City led by Prof. Chairman of the Association to Meet Vietnam) and Professor Le Kim Ngoc founded together with the Center for Scientific Discovery has been put into operation and attracted a lot of attention from people in the province as well as tourists from all over the country. This is considered a bright spot and a symbol of the friendship and cooperation between Vietnam and France in the field of science. He is looking forward to continuing to receive contributions and effective cooperation in the coming time to further beautify the friendship between Vietnam - France in general and Binh Dinh and the French Republic in particular, which is growing more widely and effectively. fruit.