Vietnamese Ambassador in Paris receives French honour
Vietnamese Ambassador to France Nguyen Thiep was presented the French State’s National Order of the Legion of Honour, Class Commandeur, at a ceremony held at the French foreign ministry’s headquarters on April 9.
Paris (VNA) - Vietnamese Ambassador to France Nguyen Thiep was presentedthe French State’s National Order of the Legion of Honour, Class Commandeur, ata ceremony held at the French foreign ministry’s headquarters on April 9.
Addressing the event, Bertrand Lortholary, Asia-Oceania Director of the French Ministryfor Europe and Foreign Affairs, congratulated Ambassador Thiep and said that bypresenting the noble award, France has recognised and honoured the ambassador’sefforts during his working term in the country.
Ambassador Thiep recalled wishes of the two countries’ leaders tostrengthen and expand bilateral relations in various areas.
He highlighted the development of the Vietnam-France strategic partnership overthe past three years, marked by a number of visits by senior leaders of the twocountries, especially visits to France by General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong inMarch 2018 and then National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan in March2019, and by a visit to Vietnam by then Prime Minister Édouard Philippe inNovember 2018.
These visits have helped enhance trust and deepen bilateral cooperation in anumber of fields, Thiep stressed./.
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At the ceremony (Photo: VNA) 
