Vietnam and OIF support promotion of French language training

VOV.VN - Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son visited the headquarters of the International Organisation of La Francophonie (OIF) on June 7 in Paris to meet with Louise Mushikiwabo, secretary general of the OIF.

During a working session held with Mushikiwabo, FM Son voiced his support for the OIF’s efforts aimed at promoting the use of the French language, cultural diversity, and economic co-operation within the Francophone space.

Vietnam remains an active and responsible member of the Francophone community, he said, noting his appreciation for the OIF’s attention to regional matters, including the East Sea issue.

The Minister also made a series of proposals aimed at enhancing ties between Vietnam and the organisation in terms of economics-trade and French language teaching, particularly for Vietnamese officers participating in the UN peacekeeping mission in Africa.

In response, Mushikiwabo said that the OIF greatly values the Vietnamese role and position in the French-speaking community and strongly desires the nation to press ahead with elevating its positive role at international forums and sharing its own experience with African countries in food self-sufficiency and poverty alleviation.

Taking into account FM Son’s proposals, she said that the Francophone community will seek to boost its co-operation with the nation in expanding the reach of the French language and support its strengthening of economic, trade, and investment ties with French-speaking countries.

French language training assistance will be offered to to Vietnamese peacekeepers and personnel working in the field of multilateralism, the OIF official added.

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