Vietnamese Ambassador to France Nguyen Ngoc Son speaks at the event(Source: VNA) Paris (VNA) – Outstanding Vietnamesescientists and experts living in France gathered at a meeting in Paris onDecember 17 to seek ways to contribute more to the home country’s development.
In opening the meeting, VietnameseAmbassador to France Nguyen Ngoc Son said the Vietnamese community in Francehas the right to feel proud of the many intellectuals and scientists whostudied in France and made significant contributions to the home nationdevelopment over the past nearly one century.
He honoured such outstanding scholars asTran Dai Nghia, Pham Ngoc Thach, Ta Auang Buu, Le Tham Thiem, Ho Dac Di, TranHuu Tuoc, among others.
Many others are currently involved in numerousprojects and works in Vietnam, contributing actively to the nation’sdevelopment, Son said, citing as examples Professors Tran Thanh Van, Le KimNgoc, Nguyen Khac Nhan, Le Van Cuong and Nguyen Quy Dao.
The Ambassador stressed that the VietnameseParty and the State have identified science and technology as the first priorityto in efforts to narrow the development gap between Vietnam and other nations.Therefore, thousands of Vietnamese experts and scientists living and working inFrance will be a great force to help Vietnam reap benefits from the fourthindustrial revolution and success in international integration and development.
Prof. Nguyen Duc Khuong, President of theAssociation of Vietnamese Scientists and Experts in France (AVSE) introducedthe network of Vietnamese experts and scientists in France recently set up bythe Association.
For his part, Prof. Nguyen Quy Dao, EmeritusResearch Director of the French National Institute for Scientific Research(CNRS) introduced a France – Vietnam cooperation programme on trainingengineers with the participation of 10 French Universities and four Vietnamese partners.
During the meeting, participants alsoexpressed their concern over the modest pace of national development andsuggested measures to counter challenges facing numerous fields, includinghealth care, culture, and urban development.-VNA
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