Yen Bai enhances cooperation with France's Val de Marne province
A delegation from the northern province of Yen Bai led by Secretary of the provincial Party Committee Do Duc Duy is on a working visit to France from October 12-15 to strengthen cooperation between the province of French localities, especially Val de Marne province.
Representatives from Yen Bai province and Val de Marne province sign cooperation agreements. (Photo: VNA)
Paris (VNA) – A delegation from the northernprovince of Yen Bai led by Secretary of the provincial Party Committee DoDuc Duy is on a working visit to France from October 12-15 tostrengthen cooperation between the province of French localities, especiallyVal de Marne province.
On October 12, the Yen Bai delegation worked withrepresentatives from Val De Marne to review the two localities’ cooperation inthe past time in three areas - climate change adaptation, water supply andwastewater treatment, and healthcare for mothers and children.
They shared experience and discussed strategies with priorities forfurther cooperation in the coming time.
On this occasion, the two localities signed a framework agreement oncooperation in the 2023-2028 period, an agreement on healthcare for mothers andchildren in Yen Bai province, and a project on waste mud treatment in YenBai city.
On October 13, the delegation met with Karim Bouamrane, Mayor of Saint Ouensur Seine, and other leaders of the city, during which they discussed potential areas of cooperation such as urban transportinfrastructure, healthcare, education, and sports.
During the visit to France, the Yen Bai delegation visited theVietnamese Embassy in France.
Vietnamese Ambassador to France Dinh Toan Thang highlighted the participation of YenBai and Val de Marne in the 12 Vietnam- Francedecentralised cooperation conferences held in Hanoi last April, saying that the traditional and effective cooperation between the twolocalities is one of the models for the decentralised cooperation of Vietnamand France.
Since Yen Bai and Val de Marne formed friendship and cooperativeties in 1996, bilateral relations have been increasingly reinforced and reapedfruitful results. Val-de-Marne has effectively assisted Yen Bai in such fieldsas health care, culture, heritage value promotion, water supply and wastewatertreatment, agriculture and rural development, and economic development.
🏅 Val de Marne welcomed more than 200 officials from Yen Bai province to study, improve qualifications and skills in areas, and share experiences./.
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Representatives from Yen Bai province and Val de Marne province sign cooperation agreements. (Photo: VNA) 
