The Vietnamese ambassador to France and Spain, Le Kinh Tai, and the Vice Chairman of Thua Thien- Hue provincial People’s Committee, Ngo Hoa, received a membership certificate granted by the club President, Jerome Bignon.

Addressing the ceremony, ambassador Tai expressed his sincere thanks to the club for the recognition, considering it as a great honour to Thua Thien-Hue province in particular and Vietnam in general as well as an important event in the country’s Cultural Diplomacy Year 2009.

The ambassador said that the province has set up an overall and detailed plan on the socio-economic development in the Chan May-Lang Co region, which was approved by the Prime Minister. The ambassador affirmed Vietnam’s strong commitment to preserving and promoting Lang Co in particular and Vietnam’s cultural heritage sites in general.

Lang Co is now Vietnam’s third bay after Ha Long Bay and Nha Trang Bay admitted to the club.