France’s Lyon city and the FrenchDevelopment Agency (AFD) will provide Hanoi with 340,000 euros innon-refundable aid to help the capital city light up major locations toherald its millennial birthday.
An agreement on the aid was signed in Hanoi on May 6 between NguyenVan Khoi, Vice Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee, and JacquesFournier, Director of the Lyon lighting department.
To the end, 26 structures and locations in Hanoi will bedecoratively brighter thanks to equipment to be purchased by the Frenchaid. Among these are the Government’s Guest House, the statue of King LyThai To, the octagonal building in Ly Thai To garden, and a fountain inDien Hong garden.
As the project is estimated to cost 480,000 euros in total so the restof 140,000 euros will be covered by Hanoi , which is responsible forthe installation of a power network to support the lighting work.
Khoi highlighted the French aid as a significant gift to Hanoi inpreparation for its 1,000 th birth anniversary.
The French official expressed his city’s honour to contribute its partto the capital city’s millennial birthday celebration, describing it as apractical deed to foster the traditional friendship between Vietnamand France as well as between Lyon and Hanoi./.
An agreement on the aid was signed in Hanoi on May 6 between NguyenVan Khoi, Vice Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee, and JacquesFournier, Director of the Lyon lighting department.
To the end, 26 structures and locations in Hanoi will bedecoratively brighter thanks to equipment to be purchased by the Frenchaid. Among these are the Government’s Guest House, the statue of King LyThai To, the octagonal building in Ly Thai To garden, and a fountain inDien Hong garden.
As the project is estimated to cost 480,000 euros in total so the restof 140,000 euros will be covered by Hanoi , which is responsible forthe installation of a power network to support the lighting work.
Khoi highlighted the French aid as a significant gift to Hanoi inpreparation for its 1,000 th birth anniversary.
The French official expressed his city’s honour to contribute its partto the capital city’s millennial birthday celebration, describing it as apractical deed to foster the traditional friendship between Vietnamand France as well as between Lyon and Hanoi./.
