France grants Order of Academic Palms to Vietnamese individuals
Thua Thien-Hue (VNA) – Two Vietnamese individuals from the central province of Thua
Thien Hue were awarded with the French Government’s Order of Academic Palms for
their role in promoting cultural and education ties between the province and
France.
French
Ambassador to Vietnam Bertrand Lortholary presented the accolade to Nguyen
Nhien, former head of Hue city’s Office for External Affairs and Cooperation,
and Nguyen Bao Quoc, Director of the French Academy in Hue, at a ceremony on
March 3.
Speaking at the
ceremony, Ambassador Bertrand Lortholary praised the contributions of the two
individuals to the cooperation between Thua Thien - Hue province and France,
particularly to the establishment of the France-Vietnam Centre in Hue.
Nguyen Nhien
highlighted the ties between Hue and France, saying that the Vietnam-France
Cultural Festival in 1999 served as a prerequisite for the Hue Festival. He
noted that France has also been the main partner of Hue Festivals in the past
years.-VNA