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Viet Nam's friendship insignia awarded to French Ambassador
VGP - Ambassador Nguyen Phuong Nga, President of the Viet Nam Union of Friendship Organizations (VUFO), on Monday presented the insignia "For Peace and Friendship among Nations" to French Ambassador to Viet Nam Nicolas Warnery, in recognition of his contributions to strengthening the relationship between the two countries.
Ambassador Nguyen Phuong Nga, President of the Viet Nam Union of Friendship Organizations (VUFO) presents the insignia "For Peace and Friendship among Nations" to French Ambassador to Viet Nam Nicolas Warnery (right), Ha Noi, July 17, 2023
Speaking at the event, Ambassador Nguyen said 2023 holds significance as it marks the 50th founding anniversary of the diplomatic ties and the 10th anniversary of the strategic partnership between Viet Nam and France.
As French Ambassador to Viet Nam, Warnery has positively contributed to enhancing the delicate relations between the two countries across the board, including politics, economy, culture, education, sci-tech, and people-to-people and locality-to-locality exchanges.
Bilateral cooperation in culture and heritage preservation has been a prominent highlight during Warnery's tenure.
With numerous cultural exchanges and effective training programs, the French institutes in Ha Noi and several major Vietnamese cities and provinces have always been reputable destinations favored by many Vietnamese people who wish to learn about the country, language, culture, and people of France.
During his tenure in Viet Nam, the diplomat not only actively joined external activities held by VUFO but also showed great interest in and created favorable conditions for people-to-people exchange activities of the Viet Nam-France Friendship and Cooperation Association and the French Alumni Viet Nam Association.
Ambassador Nguyen expressed his belief that in any position, the French Ambassador would continue his efforts to contribute to further deepening the bilateral strategic partnership.
For his part, Warnery thanked Vietnamese friends and partners for supporting him during his tenure in Viet Nam.
He affirmed that France always wishes to strengthen collaboration with Viet Nam to achieve even better results than the accomplishments made in the past five decades./.