At the reception, Dardelet held that his visit to Vietnam this time aimed to discuss agendas for the 11th upcoming Vietnam-France decentralized cooperation conference in Toulouse in April 2019.

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Chairman of Hanoi municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung (R) receives Vice President of the Toulouse Metropolis Jean-Claude Dardelet.

The French official mentioned a number of projects between Toulouse and Hanoi in the fields of culture, heritage preservation, and education, especially the archaeological project in the Thang Long Imperial Citadel.

In turn, Chung agreed to boost the multifaceted bilateral cooperation and underlined that Hanoi always attaches importance to preserving, upholding and popularizing its heritage so that the Vietnamese people and international friends can learn more about Vietnamese cultural values.

The leader of Hanoi also called on French experts, businesses, and investors to join the locality's effort.

Translated by Van Hieu