Nguyen Van Me, former Deputy Secretary of the Party’s Committee ofcentral Thue Thien-Hue province, and Buu Y, a Hue culture researcher,received French Orders in the city of Hue on May 4.
French Ambassador to Vietnam Jean Noel Poirier presented Me with theNational Order of Merit and Y with the Order of Academic Palms for theircontributions to bringing the French culture to central Vietnam.
France was a key partner to Hue, having supported the locality toorganise Hue Festivals since 2000. The French Culture Centre in the citywas established 25 years ago in an effort to promote the French cultureamong the local community and give the French a better insight into thebeauty of the Vietnamese culture.
At the awardceremony, Me and Y expressed their thanks for the contribution of theFrench partners to strengthening the Vietnamese-French relationshipthrough events and activities of the Parliament of the French Communityand the International Association of Francophone Mayors.
The ties between France and the province have grown significantly inthe past few decades with a number of joint projects, including those toimprove local grids, upgrade the Hue water supply plant, restore theHue Imperial Citadel, supply medical equipment and offer personneltraining for local universities and hospitals.
Nguyen Van Me is also the former Chairman of the provincial People’sCouncil and the former Chairman of Hue City People’s Committee while BuuY is the former Director of Hue’s French Culture Centre.-VNA
French Ambassador to Vietnam Jean Noel Poirier presented Me with theNational Order of Merit and Y with the Order of Academic Palms for theircontributions to bringing the French culture to central Vietnam.
France was a key partner to Hue, having supported the locality toorganise Hue Festivals since 2000. The French Culture Centre in the citywas established 25 years ago in an effort to promote the French cultureamong the local community and give the French a better insight into thebeauty of the Vietnamese culture.
At the awardceremony, Me and Y expressed their thanks for the contribution of theFrench partners to strengthening the Vietnamese-French relationshipthrough events and activities of the Parliament of the French Communityand the International Association of Francophone Mayors.
The ties between France and the province have grown significantly inthe past few decades with a number of joint projects, including those toimprove local grids, upgrade the Hue water supply plant, restore theHue Imperial Citadel, supply medical equipment and offer personneltraining for local universities and hospitals.
Nguyen Van Me is also the former Chairman of the provincial People’sCouncil and the former Chairman of Hue City People’s Committee while BuuY is the former Director of Hue’s French Culture Centre.-VNA
