The board of the International Association of Francophone Mayors (AIMF)will seek for a partnership between ASEAN and French-speaking cities atits ongoing 75th meeting in Vientiane, Laos .
The boardmeeting would discuss future plans to boost cooperation betweenFrench-speaking countries after reviewing recent activities.
Openingthe event on April 1, Mayor of the host city Soukanh Mahalath highlyvalued AIMF’s role in increasing the sharing of lessons regarding urbandevelopment among cities in the developed and developing countries.
For his part, AIMF President Bertrand Delanoe, who is the Mayor ofParis, said he expects experience pertaining to urban development inassociation with sustainable cultural heritage preservation would beexchanged at the event.
Participants are due to attend aconference under the theme “Heritage town, tourism and development” andadopt a 1 million Euros aid package for Asian and African urbanprojects.
They will also hold a discussion on bettering theglobal strategies of bolstering cooperation between francophonecommunities across the world.
The AIMF was set up in 1979 under the aegis of the then Mayors of Paris, Jacques Chirac, and Quebec , Jean Pelletier.
Vientiane joined the AIMF in 1992.-VNA
The boardmeeting would discuss future plans to boost cooperation betweenFrench-speaking countries after reviewing recent activities.
Openingthe event on April 1, Mayor of the host city Soukanh Mahalath highlyvalued AIMF’s role in increasing the sharing of lessons regarding urbandevelopment among cities in the developed and developing countries.
For his part, AIMF President Bertrand Delanoe, who is the Mayor ofParis, said he expects experience pertaining to urban development inassociation with sustainable cultural heritage preservation would beexchanged at the event.
Participants are due to attend aconference under the theme “Heritage town, tourism and development” andadopt a 1 million Euros aid package for Asian and African urbanprojects.
They will also hold a discussion on bettering theglobal strategies of bolstering cooperation between francophonecommunities across the world.
The AIMF was set up in 1979 under the aegis of the then Mayors of Paris, Jacques Chirac, and Quebec , Jean Pelletier.
Vientiane joined the AIMF in 1992.-VNA
