France supports Hanoi to set up an air monitoring system
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| Ambassador Bertrand Lortholary speaks at the press release. |
France possesses huge experiences in this field. All French major cities are well equipped with an air monitoring system. Therefore, France desires to support and share experiences with Vietnam, cooperate in Hanoi daily air quality analysis, transfer technology in the sustainable urban.
Besides, there are many other projects assisted by France such as anti-saltwater instruction project, shoreline and waterfront erosion project in Ninh Binh, Ha Tinh and Can Tho provinces.
According to Ambassador Bertrand Lortholary, France and Vienam share only strong political relationship but also dynamic trade exchanges. France is the fifth trade partner of Vietnam and Vietnam is the ASEAN leading provider of France.
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| A model of air monitoring system. Photo: Internet |
This close-knit relation is increased due to the cultural corporation, especially through the participation and the value sharing of Vietnam in French language blocks.
The youth of the two countries mounted by French language. There have been more than 48.000 Vietnamese students learning French and thousands of Vietnamese students studying at French univerisities annually.
Ambassador Bertrand Lortholary stressed, the priorities of his Vietnamese term are concretizing the policies that President Francois Hollande determined during the official visit in Vietnam in September.
Such policies include promoting the economy relation, reinforcing corporations in defense sector, combating climate change and helping Vietnamese youth be close to France. In the coming time, France will establish French zone in Vietnamese major universities, first in Can Tho University.
