At a press briefing on Nov. 9, the French Ambassador to Vietnam , Jean-Francois Girault said the week aims to promote France ’s image in Vietnam and the bilateral relations.
The event is one of the efforts to increase France ’s presence in Vietnam as the country always is France ’s prioritised trade partner in the region, the Ambassador said.
On the occasion, French Minister of State for foreign trade Anne-Marie Idrac will visit Vietnam and inaugurate the France Week.
She and Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment Cao Viet Sinh will co-chair a session of the Vietnam-France Council for Development and Economic Cooperation slated for Nov. 25.
The France Week, which takes the them of ‘City of Future ’, includes a display of more than 102 French enterprises, a business forum for the two countries’ businesses, and a number of seminars on urban issues such as public-private partnership (PPP), transport management, environment, energy and urban architecture.
In addition, an exhibition on France ’s employment and education will help connect French businesses and universities with Vietnamese young labour force.
The France Week also brings to Vietnam photos of Hanoi taken by Nicolas Cornet to be displayed at the L’Escape Cultural Centre.
The France Week in Vietnam is co-held by the French Embassy in
Vietnam, the French Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Vietnam (CCIFV),
the French Trade Commission (UBIFRANCE) and the French Development
Agency (AFD)./.
