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Marseille keen to work with Vietnamese cities

Several French municipal officials have called for more cooperation with Vietnam ’s localities in the fields of health, education and business assistance.
Several French municipal officials have called for more cooperation withVietnam ’s localities in the fields of health, education andbusiness assistance.

The call was made at recenttalks between Vietnamese Ambassador to France Duong Chi Dung and leadersof Marseille in Bouche de Rhone province, 800 kilometers south of thecapital Paris .

During their talks, the Marseilleofficials welcomed more cooperation with Vietnam in general andsome localities in particular. They said that the city’s authoritieswill create the best possible conditions for Vietnamese expatriates inMarseille and Bouche de Rhone.

Major of MarseilleJean-Claude Gaudin suggested organising a Vietnam Week in Marseille in2013, when it becomes European Capital of Culture.

Ambassador Dung mentioned some of the activities to be held in Marseilleat the end of this year and in 2013 to boost friendship and cooperationbetween Vietnam and France in general and Marseille inparticular.

The ambassador underlined Vietnam’spriorities in relation with France as both countries gear up for their40 th anniversary of diplomatic ties and upgrade their bilateralrelationship to a strategic partnership.-VNA
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