Vietnam Aims Multifaceted Partnership with France’s Nouvelle-Aquitaine Region

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During the visit, Ambassador Dinh Toan Thang had meetings with the Prefect of Nouvelle Aquitaine region Etienne Guyot and the President of the region Alain Rousset, discussing the opportunities for both countries for cooperation and shared success.

Thang also attended a ceremony to mark the 20th anniversary of twinning relations between the region and Lao Cai province of Vietnam – a typical decentralized cooperation model of Vietnam and France.

At the meeting with Ambassador Dinh Toan Thang, Mr. Jean-François Clédel, Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Nouvelle Aquitaine region, expressed confidence that multifaceted cooperation between the two countries will be strengthened in the near future. (Photo: Khai Hoan)

In particular, the two sides showed their impression of the close friendship between the two peoples after the ups and downs of history. They both highly valued the fruitful cooperation model between Lao Cai and the Nouvelle Aquitaine region.

Ambassador Dinh Toan Thang worked with leaders of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Nouvelle Aquitaine region. (Photo: Minh Duy)

Rousset highlighted strengths and potentials of cooperation in re-industrialization and innovation, while Chairman the Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI) of Nouvelle Aquitaine Jean-François Clédel introduced the investment and business opportunities of the region, namely its strengths in agriculture and wine production.

This region ranks third out of the 15 of France in terms of production capacity and second in investment in research and development, is also strong in aerospace, chemical and pharmaceutical industries, cruise shipbuilding, and ceramics production, he said.

Another part of the working visit is the meeting with representatives of Hydrogene de France SA (HDF Energy), a pioneering enterprise in developing and building high-capacity power plants from stable renewable energy sources (Renewstable®) and hydrogen gas sources (Hypower®). The firm opened a representative office in Vietnam in March 2022 and signed a cooperation deal with Petrovietnam Technical Services Corporation (PTSC) to develop power projects using Renewstable® technology and hydrogen gas sources using Hypower® technology in Vietnam and the Asia-Pacific.

Ambassador Dinh Toan Thang highly appreciated Vietnamese language teaching at CLEFF, contributing to strengthening language exchange and promoting cooperation between the two countries. (Photo: Minh Duy)

They also visited Bordeaux Montaigne University, one of the five major research and training facilities in the Nouvelle Aquitaine region, and the Centre for the Study of Foreign Languages, French and Francophone (CLEFF). The university provides training programs for more than 20 languages, including Vietnamese.

Antoine Ertlé, Director of the center, said that in the coming time, CLEFF aims to develop the Vietnamese language department with classes in a mixed model, including both face-to-face and online teaching to meet the increasing demand in research and application of Vietnamese language and Vietnamese culture.

On the occasion, Ambassador Dinh Toan Thang also worked with a delegation from Lao Cai province, which was on a working trip to the French region, during which the diplomat affirmed his willingness to support Lao Cai in implementing its cooperation program with Nouvelle Aquitaine in the time to come. He also had a meeting with the Vietnamese community in Bordeaux.

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