Hanoi (VNA) – Secretary-General of the InternationalOrganisation of La Francophonie (OIF) Louise Mushikiwabo attended the launch ofa Francophone space at the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam (DAV) on March 25.
At a working session after the launch ceremony, DAV ActingDirector Dr Pham Lan Dung informed her guest that after the inauguration of a newbuilding last November, the DAV and the Asia-Pacific Regional Office of the OIFand some French-speaking countries decided to realise an idea on a Francophonespace at the DAV, one of the long-time French teaching facilities in Vietnam.
Mushikiwabo affirmed that the newly inaugural space will bea symbol of the cooperation between the OIF and the DAV, as well as the friendshipbetween the Francophone community and Vietnam at large.
She expressed her gratitude for the university for itscontribution to the development of the Francophone community over the years.
The OIF Secretary General said this time, her entouragecomprises about 60 firms in the Francophone community, which are keen toselect Vietnam as the first country to carry out a new economic programme, because the country boasts a dynamic economy that catch the attention of many African nations./.