Viet Nam among most active members of UNESCO, says Audrey Azoulay

Audrey Azoulay stressed the point during her meeting with General Secretary and President To Lam at the UNESCO's headquarters in Paris on October 7.

The Director-General of UNESCO spoke highly of Viet Nam's socio-economic achievements, describing its post-war miraculous development as a model for many other nations.

She also appreciated Viet Nam's policy of being a friend with all countries and its efforts in preserving and promoting heritage values.

Audrey Azoulay pledged to support the country in seeking the UNESCO recognition for its heritage, preserving its world heritage sustainably, and developing cultural industries.

She vowed to strengthen ties with Viet Nam in education, science, information, and communications in the upcoming time.

To Lam, who is in Paris to attend the 19th Francophonie Summit and pay an official visit to France, lauded the organization's role and contributions to maintaining global peace and security, and promoting sustainable development via enhancing multilateral cooperation in education, culture, science, information, and communications.

He expressed his thanks to UNESCO for enhancing cooperation and supporting Viet Nam over the recent five decades, remarkably its assistance concerning a dossier on preserving and promoting the values of the Thang Long Imperial Citadel, and several others involving Viet Nam's nominations for UNESCO recognition.

Viet Nam, as a member of several important mechanisms within UNESCO, will continue to promote its role as an active and responsible member, reiterated the Vietnamese leader.

He said he will authorize relevant Vietnamese ministries and agencies to engage in detailed discussions with UNESCO in order to make the cooperation between Viet Nam and UNESCO more substantive and effective in the future.

Under the witness of To Lam and Audrey Azoulay, SOVICO Group signed a cooperation agreement with UNESCO on supporting the organization's activities in Viet Nam that aims to promote sustainable tourism and cultural creativity./.