French Ambassador to Vietnam Bertrand Lortholary (centre) and other visitors at a photo exhibition as part of the French cultural week in An Giang province (Photo: VNA) An Giang (VNA) – A French cultural week is being held in the MekongDelta province of An Giang from April 19-24 by An Giang University, the FrenchEmbassy in Vietnam and the provincial People’s Committee.
A France-Vietnam photo exhibition featuring typical culture and architecturalworks of the two countries through lens of photographer Nguyen Xuan Khanh ofVietnam and Nicolas Cornet of France kick-started the week.
Also within the framework of the week, outstanding French films are screenedfor the public while a France-Vietnam art performance programme is held.
Acting Chairman of the An Giang People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Binh highlightedrecent outcomes in cooperation in various areas, especially education –training between An Giang and French partners.
An Giang signed memoranda of understanding with French schools like CergyPontois and Eisti universities in 2012. The local school received volunteersand students from French universities to conduct scientific research atuniversity and post-graduate level, while coordinating with French institutesand universities to organise seminars on environmental protection and climatechange adaptation.
Since 2002, An Giang and the French province of Val D’oise have conducteddelegation exchanges to seek opportunities for cooperation between the twolocalities. In 2007, they signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation infive fields: civil safety, education-training, urban planning, tourism-basedeconomy development and aviation tourism. - VNA
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