Vice President meets state leaders of French-speaking community

Ms Truong My Hoa

Tunisian Prime Minister Mohamed Ghannouchi stressed that Tunisia and Vietnam should review their cooperation over the past years in order to map out an action programme in the future.

Benin's President Thomas Yayi Boni expressed his desire to visit Vietnam so as to exchange cooperative measures in the future, with a view to reducing poverty for Benin, where 70 percent of population are living under poverty line.

OIF Secretary General Apdou Diouf said that his special sentiment towards Vietnam has been maintained since he was the President of Senegal in the past as well as in the current capacity as the head of the OIF. He recalled the efficient model of tripartite agricultural cooperation between Vietnam, Senegal and the Food and Agriculture Organisation, which was then multiplied and implemented in various African countries.

Swiss President Moritz Leuenberger also expressed his admiration for Vietnam's policies, particularly the country's achievements in ensuring equal rights for women.

In her meetings with the OIF Secretary General as well as with leaders from developed countries, Vice President Hoa made various proposals for providing financial support for the tripartite cooperation model in education and information technology application among developing countries.

She also proposed that the OIF consider assisting the Institute of Francophone Informatics of the Hanoi University of Technology to become a high-standard informatics training centre in the French-speaking countries in Southeast Asia.

The OIF and developed countries recognised Vice President Hoa's proposals and praised Vietnam’s serious participation in the issue. They promised to consider her recommendations and co-ordinate with Vietnam in implementing relevant projects in the future.