France-Vietnam Friendship Association affirms continued support for Vietnam
The France-Vietnam Friendship Association (AAFV) has affirmed its continued support for and solidarity with the Vietnamese people in accordance with the situation of the two countries and the world at large, with the impact of the COVID-19 crisis and global warming, and regional and world tensions taken into account.
France-Vietnam Friendship Association holds 17th national congress (Photo: VNA)
Paris (VNA) – The France-Vietnam Friendship Association (AAFV) hasaffirmed its continued support for and solidarity with the Vietnamese people inaccordance with the situation of the two countries and the world at large, withthe impact of the COVID-19 crisis and global warming, and regional and worldtensions taken into account.
The AAFV held its 17th national congress and aceremony to mark its 60th founding anniversary in Montreuil, onNovember 19-20.
Vietnamese Ambassador to France Dinh Toan Thang appreciatedthe contributions made by the AAFV - one of the oldest friendship associationswith Vietnam – over the past 60 years.
He quoted Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh duringhis working session with AAFV representatives in his recent official visit toFrance as saying that Vietnam always keeps in mind the sentiments and valuablecontributions of many generations of AAFV leaders and members to Vietnam.
In 2019 and 2020, the association carried out 27 projects totalingover 100,000 EUR (112,000 USD) in 16 Vietnamese provinces and cities,supporting poor households, providing scholarships for poor students with goodlearning performances, and assisting Agent Orange/dioxin victims.
The AAFV said in its report that after its working sessionwith PM Chinh on November 5, it sent a letter to France’s authorised officesshowing its wish that the two sides will intensify cooperation within theStrategic Partnership framework and develop cooperation opportunities throughthe EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement, and France will ratify the EU-VietnamInvestment Protection Agreement, and propose the EU remove its “yellow card”warning related to illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing againstVietnam.
In the time ahead, the association vowed to step upactivities to introduce the image of Vietnam’s nation and people, and support cooperationactivities between the two countries.
Within the framework of the congress, a talk themed “Climatechange in the 21st century and direct impacts on Vietnam, a photoexhibition featuring Vietnam’s dioxin victims, a lacquer painting exhibition,and another introducing Vietnam’s newspapers and magazines were also held./.
The official France visit by Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh from November 3-5 will contribute to lifting the relations between the two countries to a new height, stated the France-Vietnam Friendship Association (AAFV)’s General Secretary Jean-Pierre Archambault.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh received a delegation of the France-Vietnam Friendship Association (AAFV) led by its President Gérard Daviot on November 5 (local time) during the PM’s official visit to France.
A ceremony was held by the Embassy of Vietnam in France to present a Friendship Order from the Vietnamese President to Alain Dussarps, Vice President of the France-Vietnam Friendship Association (AAFV), on November 9.
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France-Vietnam Friendship Association holds 17th national congress (Photo: VNA) 
