The function elected Nguyen Thuy Anh, member of the Party Central Committee and the National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee and Chairwoman of the NA’s Committee of Social Affairs, as the president. She was among 50 key executive, management, and inspection positions elected at the event.
In her remarks, Anh expressed her honour for being given such a great responsibility and pledged to do her best to complete the tasks set out at the congress, contributing to enhancement of the association’s performance in the time to come.
French Ambassador to Vietnam Nicolas Warnery held that over the past time, Vietnamese and French leaders have always affirmed their desire for strong development relations.
The bilateral strategic partnership is clearly demonstrated in high-level visits by generations of their leaders and in many fields of cooperation from politics, security, economy, education, and health, the diplomat affirmed. The friendship association plays a very important role conducive to such outcomes, he said.
President of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO) Ambassador Nguyen Phuong Nga lauded achievements the association has made in the past tenure and recommended it focus on proposing ideas and building an action plan serving people-to-people exchange in the new tenure.
On this occasion, the Viet Nam Union of Friendship Organizations awarded the medal "For peace and friendship among nations" to two individuals, and awarded certificates of merit to a group and four individuals who made significant contributions for Vietnam-France people-to-people diplomacy from 2016 to 2022. Vietnam - France Friendship and Cooperation Association awarded certificates of merit to eight units and ten individuals who made positive contributions in the past term.
| Four focus of Vietnam - France Friendship and Cooperation Association for the 2023-2028 tenure - Continue to exchange delegations, expand the network of friends and partners in France to promote people-to-people cooperation between the two countries; continue to actively mobilize French friends and partners to contribute to Vietnam's cause of economic, social, and cultural development as well as the sovereignty, sea and islands issues. - Organize on-site friendship activities with more diverse forms; focusing on priority areas in the bilateral relations, including responding to/participating in major events of the bilateral relations and in the framework of the Francophonie. - Expand and develop the Association, focus on restoring the member units that have not been active in the past time, and develop new units, attract young people at French language training institutions and businesses that cooperate with France; - Continue to inform and propagate the Association's work and the Vietnam-France cooperation relationship; strengthen coordination and direct communication with partners. |
Q.Hoa t.h / TTXVN - Vietnamtimes
