French ambassador wishes to experience a different Hanoi Tet
Speaking to the Vietnam News Agency, French Ambassador to Vietnam Nicolas Warnery has said that on the coming traditional lunar New Year, called Tet in Vietnamese, he wishes to experience a Hanoi different from the bustle capital city with its daily activities.
French Ambassador to Vietnam Nicolas Warnery. (Photo courtesy of the Embassy of France in Vietnam)
Hanoi (VNA) – Speaking to the Vietnam NewsAgency, French Ambassador to Vietnam Nicolas Warnery has said that on thecoming traditional Lunar New Year, called Tet in Vietnamese, he wishes to experiencea Hanoi different from the bustle capital city with its daily activities.
The diplomat revealed his plan for Vietnam’s longest andmost important festival – joining his family in a walk around the Hoan Kiemlake in the heart of the city and the nearby ancient quarters.
Back to the country in September last year, 12 years after hisfirst mission in Vietnam as the French Consul General in Ho Chi Minh City,Nicolas said he saw many changes here.
On the France – Vietnam cooperation plan for the time tocome, the diplomat said in the next 5 years, the French Development Agency willearmark 1 billion EUR for activities in Vietnam, describing cooperationprojects with Hanoi as a focus in the cooperative relations between the twocountries.
He expressed his wish to go along with Vietnam in dealingwith coastal erosion in the Red River delta and the Mekong River delta,highlighting that French companies are joining their Vietnamese partners intransport, energy and clean water supply projects.
About Vietnam’s role as the ASEAN Chair in 2020 and anon-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council for the 2020-2021term, the diplomat described this as very important for the country.
Vietnam supports multilateralism, UN structures and internationallaw, and those are the values that France totally supports, he said.
As a permanent member of the UNSC, France is ready toclosely cooperate with Vietnam in its 2020-2021 term, and hopes to have a moreactive role to play in ASEAN, the ambassador concluded./.
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A one-day event featuring Vietnamese customs for the Lunar New Year will be held on January 25 in Saint Herblain, France, by ART SPACE, a private centre run by Hoang Thu Trang.
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French Ambassador to Vietnam Nicolas Warnery. (Photo courtesy of the Embassy of France in Vietnam) 
