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NA official receives France’s National Order of the Legion of Honour

Nguyen Thuy Anh, member of the National Assembly Standing Committee and Chairwoman of the NA’s Committee of Social Affairs, was presented the French State’s National Order of the Legion of Honour, Class Knight, at a ceremony in Hanoi on March 22.
NA official receives France’s National Order of the Legion of Honour ảnh 1Nguyen Thuy Anh (second from R), member of the National Assembly Standing Committee and Chairwoman of the NA’s Committee of Social Affairs, and French Ambassador to Vietnam Nicolas Warnery (second from L) at the event (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Nguyen Thuy Anh, member of the National Assembly Standing Committeeand Chairwoman of the NA’s Committee of Social Affairs, was presented theFrench State’s National Order of the Legion of Honour, Class Knight,at a ceremony in Hanoi on March 22.

Authorised by the French President, French Ambassador to Vietnam NicolasWarnery gave the noble order to Anh, who is also President of theVietnam-France Friendship Parliamentarians’ Group and Chairwoman of theParliamentary Assembly of the Francophone (APF)'s VietnamSub-Committee.

Hesaid the awarding is the French State’s recognition and high evaluation of hercontributions to deepening the friendship between France and Vietnam, as wellas to developing the Francophone movement./.
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