The French Ambassador to Vietnam , JeanFrancois Girault, unveiled the information during his meeting withChairman of the Da Nang People’s Committee Tran Van Minh on June 7,according to the Nhan Dan (People’s) daily.
EADSrepresentatives said the company came to the decision after recentsurveys in the city as well as based on the consensus it had reachedwith concerned Vietnamese agencies such as the Air and Air DefenceForce, and national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines.
The company considers this as an extremely important project in itslong-term cooperation strategy with Vietnam , they said.
Minh applauded EADS’s decision and pledged to create everyfavourable condition for the implementation of the project, which isexpected to create an impetus for the development of Vietnam ’saerospace industry and boost socio-economic development in Da Nangcity./.