At the event. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi(VNA) - A workshop on culture, heritage and tourism was held in Hanoi on April14 as part of the ongoing 12th Vietnam-France decentralisedcooperation conference.
About 18 provinces and cities ofVietnam have set up relations and cooperation projects with localities of France, manyof which prove effective. Notably, the collaborationbetween Hanoi and Paris and Toulouse, Lao Cai and Thua Thien - Hue with theNouvelle-Aquitaine region, Yen Bai with Val de Marne, the Grand Poitiers urbancommunity with Thua Thien - Hue. These are typical pairs of partners at thelocal level in the fields of cultural, heritage and tourism cooperation.
According to leaders of Vietnameselocalities, over the years, cooperation projects in the field of heritageconservation and promotion have created a good premise for the development ofthe cultural industry. Specifically, there has been cooperation with Frenchlocalities on cultural exchange and restoration of cultural heritage, tourismdevelopment in Thua Thien - Hue province. Currently, the central province hasdozens of collaboration projects with French localities, contributing topreserving and promoting heritage values and developing cultural industries.
Romain Mignot, Vice President of GrandPoitiers Urban Community, said that Thua Thien - Hue province and the GrandPoitiers Urban Community Authority are implementing the Harmonie project for2022-2023 period. The project promotes arts education as a means of absorbing ashared and diverse culture and develops civic education through the arts withthe aim of forming responsible, creative citizens who are aware of culturaldiversity.
Many cooperation projects with France have been implemented in the capital city of Hanoi. The Ile-de-France region helped Hanoi build the preparationdossier for Thang Long Imperial Citadel to be recognised as a World Cultural Heritageand provided feedback on Hanoi’s development plan for Hanoi and Co Loa Citadelsas well as assisted Hoan Kiem District People's Committee in carrying out a project on zoning public space and piloting eco-riented management of green space in Hoan Kiem district.
Toulouse city worked with Hanoi to renovate the traditional house at No. 87 on Ma May Street and Dong Lac Village Temple.
Director of the municipal Department of Culture and Sports DoDinh Hong said the city authorities hope to continue receiving support from French authorities, including the French Embassy in Vietnam and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the conservationand promotion of cultural heritage values and in the building of a creative city of Hanoi.
Other provincesof Vietnam such as Yen Bai and Lao Cai have also set up cooperation with French localities, enabling them to foster sustainabletourism development.
Through thediscussion sessions, Vietnamese localities wished to continue expanding decentralised cooperation with French organisations, especially strengthening relationships with traditional partners who have experience in culture development, tourism, heritage value promotion, and human resources training.
They also expectedthat the French Embassy in Vietnam and French organisations and localities will pay more attention to collaboration in the fields of culture, heritage, tourism, and the development of cultural industries./.
