The 10th conference on the cooperation among Vietnamese and French localities adopted a joint statement and signed five memoranda of understanding among 12 localities of both sides, concluding in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on September 16. During the conference, 28 Vietnamese cities and provinces called for French investment in 57 projects worth over 7.1 billion USD in various areas, including health care, environment, agriculture, tourism, industrial park infrastructure, seaport, and logistics.
The projects include an 18.3 million USD one to build a food storage centre in Dong Thap Muoi area in Long An province, a 3.5 billion USD one on constructing Hon Khoai seaport in Ca Mau province, and a 50 million USD project to develop infrastructure system for Cam Ranh industrial park.
Can Tho city also introduced two projects on building a high technology agriculture area at a cost of 26 million USD, and developing Con Son tourism site with an investment of 100 million USD.
Speaking at the closing ceremony, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son said the successful organisation of the 10th cooperation conference among Vietnamese and French localities will create a momentum for new cooperation developments in the near future. The Can Tho joint statement adopted at the conference is an important document to reflect the meaningful success of the conference, he added.
French Ambassador to Vietnam Bertrand Lortholary said the conference helped boost the partnership and deepen mutual understanding between Vietnam and France through the exchange of ideas on issues of shared concern.
The ambassador also expressed his hope that afer the conference, more French businesses will pour their investments in Vietnamese localities.
Martine Pinville, French Minister of State for Commerce, Small-Scale Industry, Consumer Affairs and Social and Solidarity Economy highly appreciated the idea to associate the conference with cultural and artistic events, including a book and photograph exhibition, a calligraphy presentation, a Vietnamese-French culinary fair, the screening of French films and a Can Tho tourism display.
She said that cooperation between localities of Vietnam and France will contribute to peace and friendship among peoples as well as cooperation development between the two countries.
On his part, Chairman of the Can Tho People’s Committee Vo Thanh Thong expressed wish that Can Tho and French partners will work together in implementing joint projects, contributing to fulfilling the city’s target to become a modern city playing the role as a hub of industry, trade, service, education and training, science and technology, and health care in the Mekong Delta region.
The Chairman also handed over the role as the host of the 11th conference in 2019 to France’s Toulouse city.
The triennial event, also known as the Vietnam-France decentralised cooperation conference, was first held in 1989. The 9th conference was held France’s Brest city in June 2013, with the participation of 16 Vietnamese cities and provinces.
The projects include an 18.3 million USD one to build a food storage centre in Dong Thap Muoi area in Long An province, a 3.5 billion USD one on constructing Hon Khoai seaport in Ca Mau province, and a 50 million USD project to develop infrastructure system for Cam Ranh industrial park.
Can Tho city also introduced two projects on building a high technology agriculture area at a cost of 26 million USD, and developing Con Son tourism site with an investment of 100 million USD.
At the signing ceremony of memoranda of understanding among 12 localities of the two countries.
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Speaking at the closing ceremony, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son said the successful organisation of the 10th cooperation conference among Vietnamese and French localities will create a momentum for new cooperation developments in the near future. The Can Tho joint statement adopted at the conference is an important document to reflect the meaningful success of the conference, he added.
French Ambassador to Vietnam Bertrand Lortholary said the conference helped boost the partnership and deepen mutual understanding between Vietnam and France through the exchange of ideas on issues of shared concern.
The ambassador also expressed his hope that afer the conference, more French businesses will pour their investments in Vietnamese localities.
Martine Pinville, French Minister of State for Commerce, Small-Scale Industry, Consumer Affairs and Social and Solidarity Economy highly appreciated the idea to associate the conference with cultural and artistic events, including a book and photograph exhibition, a calligraphy presentation, a Vietnamese-French culinary fair, the screening of French films and a Can Tho tourism display.
She said that cooperation between localities of Vietnam and France will contribute to peace and friendship among peoples as well as cooperation development between the two countries.
On his part, Chairman of the Can Tho People’s Committee Vo Thanh Thong expressed wish that Can Tho and French partners will work together in implementing joint projects, contributing to fulfilling the city’s target to become a modern city playing the role as a hub of industry, trade, service, education and training, science and technology, and health care in the Mekong Delta region.
The Chairman also handed over the role as the host of the 11th conference in 2019 to France’s Toulouse city.
Chairman of the Can Tho People’s Committee Vo Thanh Thong hands over the role as the host of the 11th conference in 2019 to France’s Toulouse city.
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The triennial event, also known as the Vietnam-France decentralised cooperation conference, was first held in 1989. The 9th conference was held France’s Brest city in June 2013, with the participation of 16 Vietnamese cities and provinces.
