Published: 00:00 Tuesday - October 02, 2007
A Gala dinner called “Vietnamese days in Paris” was held in the Vietnamese Embassy in France on October 1 with the participation of Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, his wife and nearly 500 delegates from Vietnam and France.
Opening the gala dinner was a video clip introducing the Vietnamese people and their land as well as Vietnam-France relations over the past years. The Prime Minister then delivered a speech, highlighting Vietnam’s important achievements in the fields of economics, healthcare, education, and poverty reduction.
“Vietnam has achieved high economic growth while maintaining political stability over the past 20 years. It has also intergrated further into the global community and is now a member of the World Trade Organisation”, said Mr Dung.
He noted that Vietnam has so far established diplomatic, economic and trade ties with almost all countries and territories in the world. It has been a reliable partner to all the nations in the world in its quest for peace, cooperation and development, in the sprit of equality and mutual benefit. In addition, Asian countries have nominated Vietnam as a candidate to become a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council for the 2008-2009 tenure.
