Vietnam-France Year introduces new logo
(VOV) -A ceremony introducing the logo of the Vietnam-France Year and acknowledging the meeting of the joint organising committee was held in Hanoi on December 14.
Deputy Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son announced the two countries have agreed to a programme of exchanges involving the 2013 France Year in Vietnam and a Vietnam Year in France one year later. Both celebrations feature numerous activities across a diverse range of fields to mark the 40th anniversary of diplomatic ties(1973-2013).
The activities will actively contribute to upgrading the bilateral relationship to a strategic partnership and advancing cooperation in politics, diplomacy, trade, investment, culture, education, science, technology, and national security and defence.
Artists from both countries jointly designed the simple, humanism-inspired logo to express their desire for peace and development.
Sylviane Tarsot-Gillery, Director General of the France Institute, said the Vietnam-France Year is a valuable opportunity to broaden bilateral exchanges and continue high-level visits between the two nations.
Beside political and economic events, both countries will hold a variety of cultural, scientific, and educational activities. These include the France-Vietnam Economic Forum in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City next April and a number of contemporary music festivals, scheduled from June to October 2013.