Hélène Luc, French Honorary Senator, Honorary President of the France-Vietnam Friendship Association (AAFV), attributed the successes achieved after the war to the will of the entire nation: the desire to expand relations with other peoples through its diplomats, thereby establishing diplomatic ties with almost every country in the world.
Her eyes lit up with joy as Luc told Vietnam News Agency correspondents in Paris: “My love for Vietnam will never end.” She reflected on seven decades of devotion to a nation that has become her “second homeland”.
As part of his official visit to France, Party General Secretary and State President To Lam met with Nguyen Hai Nam, Chairman of the France-Vietnam Friendship Association (AAFV) in Paris on October 7.
An exhibition on Vietnam was held in Voves city in France’s Eure-et-Loir region on October 14 as part of the annual activities of the France-Vietnam Friendship Association (FVFA).
More than 200 streets and landmarks in Vietnam and France that carry imprints of history of the relations between the two countries have been spotlighted in a book titled “Dau an Phap-Viet qua ten nhung con duong (French-Vietnamese imprints through the names of roads) by overseas Vietnamese writer Tran Thu Dung.
Foreign friends have expressed their impression on Vietnam’s achievements, especially those in external affairs, over the past 35 years of renewal process.
Vietnam has successfully integrated into the international community, stressed Jean Pierre Archambault, General Secretary of the France-Vietnam Friendship Association (AAFV).
The France-Vietnam Friendship Association (AAFV) has affirmed its continued support for and solidarity with the Vietnamese people in accordance with the situation of the two countries and the world at large, with the impact of the COVID-19 crisis and global warming, and regional and world tensions taken into account.
The official France visit by Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh from November 3-5 will contribute to lifting the relations between the two countries to a new height, stated the France-Vietnam Friendship Association (AAFV)’s General Secretary Jean-Pierre Archambault.
The France-Vietnam Friendship Association (AAFV) and the Association of Vietnamese in France (UGVF) held a workshop in Paris on October 22, on the occasion of the 80th death anniversary of 27 patriotic combatants who were executed by the Nazis in Châteaubriant during the anti-France war, including Vietnamese soldier Huynh Khuong An.
The Vietnamese Embassy in France held a ceremony on June 25 to receive 20,000 EUR (23,870 USD), donated by the Vietnamese community and several organisations and associations in France in support of Vietnam’s COVID-19 vaccine fund.
National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan met with Secretary-General of the France-Vietnam Friendship Association Jean-Pierre Archambault in Paris on March 31, part of her official visit to the European nation.
General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong hoped that the France-Vietnam Friendship Association (AAFV) will further its efforts to bolster Vietnam-France collaboration in the fields of politics, economy, culture, education and healthcare.
Gerard Daviot, who was re-elected President of the France-Vietnam Friendship Association (FVFA) at its 16th congress, stressed the need for the association to play a more active role in diversifying the Vietnam-France friendship in the time ahead.
The France-Vietnam Friendship Association, organisations of Vietnamese community and friendship associations with Vietnam in France issued a joint statement expressing support to the East Sea ruling.
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has reiterated friendship with the French people, especially during a time of heavy losses caused by recent terrorist attacks in Paris.
