Officials of the regional council of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes receive Vietnamese Ambassador to France Dinh Toan Thang during his working trip to the region. (Photo: VNA) Welcoming the ambassador, Philippe Meunier, Vice President ofthe Regional Council of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, hailed the positive results ofcooperation in urban planning, public lighting, health care, and education –training between the French region and Vietnamese localities such as Dong Naiand Ho Chi Minh City.
The Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region wishes to expand cooperation with Vietnameselocalities in the fields of environmentally friendly green infrastructure,energy, medicine, as well as collaboration within the framework of theFrancophonie, he said.
The French official called on Vietnamese localities to join the InternationalAssociation of Francophone Regions (AIRF) and to attend Pollutech 2023 –Europe’s leading international exhibition on the environment.
During a meeting at the Lyon Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI Lyon),Philippe Valentin, President of CCI Lyon, emphasized that many memberbusinesses of CCI Lyon such as Thuasne and Boehringer Ingelheim are currentlydoing very successful business in Vietnam. He expressed his desire to increasecooperation in the areas of Lyon businesses’ strength and Vietnamese partners’demand.
Talking to Ambassador Dinh Toan Thang, Bruno Bernard, President of the LyonMetropolis, discussed the possibility of cooperation with Vietnamese localitiesin urban planning to meet climate change challenges. He shared experience inpost-pandemic tourism development associated with raising awareness andstrengthening health safety measures to encourage tourists to extend theirstay, limit travel transfer and reduce emissions.
At these meetings, Ambassador Dinh Toan Thang affirmed that expandingcooperation between Vietnamese and French localities is to meet the needs ofboth sides for a ‘win-win’ relationship. The Ambassador called on partners ofthe Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region to participate in the 12th Vietnam - France decentralisedcooperation conference to be held in Hanoi in early December this year todeepen their mutually beneficial cooperation.
During his stay, Ambassador Dinh Toan Thang visited a number of localbusinesses that have cooperation programs and projects with Vietnam such asConfluence Museum, BioMerieux, AirLiquide, Laboratoire Aguetta, and Sanofi./.
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