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International Francophonie Day marked in Hanoi

The Foreign Ministry in coordination with the International Organisation of La Francophonie (OIF) held a ceremony in Hanoi on March 19 marking the International Francophonie Day (March 20).
International Francophonie Day marked in Hanoi ảnh 1At the ceremony (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – The Foreign Ministry in coordination with the International Organisation of La Francophonie (OIF) held a ceremony in Hanoi on March 19 marking the International Francophonie Day(March 20).

International Francophonie Day marked in Hanoi ảnh 2Deputy Foreign Minister Dang Hoang Giang addresses the event (Photo: VNA)

Addressing the event, Deputy Foreign MinisterDang Hoang Giang lauded the Francophone community for its achievements over thepast five decades in the fields of peace, security, economy, culture andsustainable development.

He hailed the theme “Francophonewomen, resilient women” of the International Francophonie Day this year to honour women who have made contributions to the fightagainst COVID-19 pandemic and post-pandemic economic recovery to bring lives tothe “new normal”.

According to him, Vietnam has madesubstantial contributions to the common development of the Francophonecommunity, including upholding the role of French language in the UnitedNations and actively assisting Francophone nations in coping with the pandemic.

Vietnam will continue actively joining inefforts to strengthen solidarity and cooperation in the Francophone space for thesake of peace, stability and sustainable development in the world, he said.

International Francophonie Day marked in Hanoi ảnh 3Chief Representative for the Asia-Pacific of the OIF Chekou Oussouman speaks at the event (Photo: VNA)

Chekou Oussouman, Chief Representative for the Asia-Pacific of theOIF, for his part, affirmed that Francophone solidarity has been manifestedsince the onset of COVID-19 outbreak and this year’s theme is an appeal tohonour Francophone women.

He also reiterated the OIF’s commitment to fosteringeconomic cooperation in Francophone space, including sending a Francophoneeconomic working group to Vietnam for a trip in October.

On the occasion, Belgian Ambassador toVietnam Paul Jensen, who is also Chair of Ambassadors of the Groupof Francophone Embassies, Delegations and Institutions in Vietnam (GADIF) presentedGADIF awards to Prof. Vo Van Chuong, Dean of the French Faculty at Can ThoUniversity and Tran Cong Danh, manager of VPBank in Ho Chi Minh City.

International Francophonie Day marked in Hanoi ảnh 4Tran Cong Danh receives the GADIF award (Photo: VNA)

The annual awards aim to honour outstandingindividuals who made important contributions to popularising the French language inVietnam as well as ties between Vietnam and OIF.

Participants at the event were treated tomusic performances staged by French and Vietnamese artists./.

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