Prime Minister of the community Pierre-Yves Jeholet (Photo: VNA) Jeholet noted that as Vietnam has put COVID-19 under goodcontrol, the country has welcomed a large number of tourists, 40% of whom speakFrench.
He said that the partnership between the community andVietnam has been growing despite COVID-19 impacts, with the community just marking its 25 years of presence in Hanoi.
Over the past 25 years, the ties have been thrived in all aspects,he said, stressing that today, more than ever, for the French Community ofBelgium, Vietnam has always been a priority partner in all fields from healthcare, culture, society, to academic and economic cooperation as well as Frenchlanguage promotion because Vietnam is a member of the International Organisationof La Francophonie (OIF).
He said that in the middle of next month, he will make avisit to Vietnam to further strengthen bilateral cooperation in many areas, especiallyeducation and scientific research, and discuss the outcomes of bilateralcooperation over the past 25 years.
Vietnam and the French Community of Belgium set up theirrelations in 1993. In 1996, the Office of the Wallonia-Brussels delegation wasestablished in Hanoi.
All 783 joint projects between the two sides have produced fruitful results, he said, addingthat 805 Vietnamese students have received scholarships and 2,000experts have been exchanged.
Bilateral partnership has concentrated on areas such as health care, environment,new technology, tertiary training, scientific research, culture and Frenchlanguage promotion. Wallonia-Brussels has made considerable contributions tothe development of the network of family doctors in most Vietnameselocalities./.
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