VN-France association marks 60th founding anniversary
VGP - The Viet Nam-France Friendship and Cooperation Association (VFFCA) have celebrated its 60th anniversary in Ha Noi (July 2, 1955 - July 2, 2015).
June 30, 2015 10:54 AM GMT+7
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VFFCA Chairman Nguyen Huy Quang said that the association’s establishment came from a suggestion by late President Ho Chi Minh 60 years ago. Since then, the association has made considerable contributions to Viet Nam’s anti-American resistance war and recent national construction and defence cause.
The association supported Viet Nam’s post-war reconstruction efforts, poverty reduction campaigns, the regional and global integration process, and the defence of national sovereignty and territorial integrity, as well as the industrialisation and modernisation processes.
French Ambassador to Viet Nam Jean-Noël Poirier pledged the embassy’s continued support for the VFFCA to further promote the friendship and cooperation between the two countries’ peoples and deepen their strategic partnership.
On this occasion, the association was presented with a certificate by the Vietnamese Prime Minister.
The association also launched a photography exhibition ‘Viet Nam-Ho Chi Minh: the Viet Nam-France Friendship’ at the Viet Nam Union of Friendship Organization, 105A Quan Thanh Street, Ha Noi.
Present at the ceremony were former Vice State President Nguyen Thi Binh and French Ambassadorto Viet Nam Jean-Noël Poirier, among others.
By Vien Nhu
