Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung
highlighted Vietnam ’s ties with France and Poland , while separately
receiving the French and Polish ambassadors in Hanoi on Mar. 10.
Receiving French Ambassador Jeans Francois Girault, PM Dung highly
praised cooperation projects between the two countries. He stressed
that the Vietnamese Government attaches importance to French help in
building the university of science and technology in Vietnam ,
describing it as emblematic of their strong relations.
He added that projects capitalized through French official development
assistance (ODA) are being implementing effectively. He expressed the
hope that the French Government would increase ODA to Vietnam ,
especially to help solve environmental problems, cope with climate
change and invest in education and training.
He went on to say that Vietnam and France had a traditional and
long-standing friendship and that French culture has had a special
influence on Vietnamese life. He said that the two governments should
exert more efforts to further boost bilateral cooperation.
The French Ambassador informed the host that the French Government is
always interested in building on it’s friendly working relationship
with Vietnam and is pursuing many activities to accelerate cooperation
programmes.
Meeting with Polish Ambassador Pavel Wojciechwski, PM Dung expressed
his pleasure at the fine development of the two countries’ relations
and expressed his hope that the up-coming visit to Vietnam by the
Polish Prime Minister would open up numerous mutual beneficial
opportunities for both countries.
The Polish Ambassador praised Vietnam ’s remarkable achievements in
every field, especially in overcoming the global economic crisis./.