Mayor of Toulouse Jean-Luc Moudenc welcomes Vietnamese Ambassador to France Dinh Toan Thang (L). (Photo: VNA)The diplomat, who had a trip to Toulouse from April 2 to 4, listeda series of potential spheres for collaboration including industry,services, health, education-training, research, and high technology, thus contributing to the post-pandemic recovery.
Thang said the French city has teamed up with Vietnam,particularly the capital Hanoi, many times, with both sides effectivelyimplementing projects on archeology and cultural heritage preservation and promotion.
For his part, the mayor noted he is willing to work withVietnam in sectors of the sides’ advantages and pledged to increase cooperationwith Hanoi and the union of French cities (Cites Unies France – CUF) to holdthe 12th edition of a Vietnam-France conference of decentralised cooperation inHanoi this December.
During his visit, the Vietnamese ambassador had a workingsession with the leader of Toulouse's chamber of commerce and industry todiscuss measures to step up bilateral exchanges in trade, investment, andtourism.
The sides agreed to work closely to strengthen businessconnections, and support Vietnamese goods to enter the French and EUmarkets within the framework of the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA).
Thang also visited the European multinational aerospacecorporation Airbus and the French national centre for space studies CNES, during which agreements were reached for boosting Vietnam-Francecollaboration in aviation industry, satellite manufacturing, digital transition,and human resources training in the high-tech field./.
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