French organisations, individuals honoured by Vietnamese ministry
Many French organisations and individuals and overseas Vietamese in France have been honoured by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism for their prominent contributions to the Vietnam-France friendship, especially in promoting culture exchange between the two nations.
French organisations and individuals honoured at the ceremony (Source: VNA)
Paris (VNA) – Many French organisations andindividuals and overseas Vietnamese in France have been honoured by the Ministryof Culture, Sports and Tourism for their prominent contributions to theVietnam-France friendship, especially in promoting culture exchange between thetwo nations.
Vietnamese Ambassador to France Nguyen Ngoc Son handed over the ministry’s certificates ofmerit to the Association Touraine-Vietnam, journalist and filmmaker DanielRoussel, and President of the Association for Technical and Cultural Cooperation (ACOTEC) Alainn Dussarps, at a ceremony in Paris on November25.
In his speech, the ambassador praised tireless efforts of therecipients to promoting all-round cooperation between the two nations,expressing his hope that the honoured organisations and individuals will makemore contributions in the coming time.
In recent years, the AssociationTouraine-Vietnam, which is joined by Vietnam-loving French friends in centralTours city, has showed its role as a bridge connecting culture between Vietnamand France through seminars andactivities to introduce Vietnam’s culture, customs and culinary art.
Theassociation has also worked to support Vietnamese students in Tours and adjacentareas in learning about France’s culture.
Journalist Daniel Roussel, whohas worked in Vietnam for six years as a correspondent of the L'Humanité(Humanitarian) newspaper, wrote scripts and directed a documentary films such “Cuoc chien giua ho va voi” (Dien BienPhu- the BattleBetween a Tiger and an Elephant)and “Cuoc chien tranh Viet Nam – Trong tam cua cac cuoc dam phan bi mat”(Vietnamwar, the center of secretnegotiations”.
Meanwhile, ACOTECPresident Alainn Dussarps,who is also Vice President of the France-Vietnam Friendship Association, hasbeen active in organising activities to promoting cultural identities ofVietnamese ethnic minorities groups in France, raising funds for Vietnamese AOvictims.
On the occasion,a number of individuals, who made contributions to developing and promotingVietnam’s traditional martial arts in France, were presented with the insignia“For the cause of Sport” of theministry./.
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French organisations and individuals honoured at the ceremony (Source: VNA) 
