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UGVF President Vuong Huu Nhan speaks at the event. Photo: NDO The General Union of Vietnamese in France (UGVF) on May 13 held a get-together and a photo exhibition marking the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Paris Agreement on Ending the War and Restoring Peace in Vietnam (Paris Peace Accords) (January 27, 1973), VNA reported Sunday. UGVF President Vuong Huu Nhan said that the get-together aimed to share memories of a heroic period at the UGVF’s headquarters at No.16 on Petit Musc street, Paris – an important venue for negotiations on the Paris Peace Accords 50 years ago. He emphasized that the patriotic movement of Vietnamese people in France, of which the UGVF at that time was the core, greatly contributed to the agreement signing. At the event, the UGVF introduced file photos featuring negotiation sessions towards the signing of the agreement, and several books on Vietnamese history. Photo: NDO The Paris Peace Accords was the result of the lo...

Deputy Mayor of Nantes city Aymeric Seassau and Ambassador Dinh Toan Thang. Photo: VNA Vietnamese Ambassador to France Dinh Toan Thang has paid a working visit to Nantes, a western city of the European country, as part of efforts to promote cooperation with French localities, Vietnam News Agency reported. Receiving the ambassador, Deputy Mayor of Nantes Aymeric Seassau spoke highly of Vietnam’s strong economic development and affirmed his city’s wish to seek opportunities for economic partnerships and form twin relations with Vietnamese localities. He also highlighted the dynamism of the Vietnamese community in the Loire-Atlantique region and the Vietnam – Loire-Atlantique Friendship Association, who have held a number of cultural, sports, and tourism activities to help locals learn more about Vietnam, which he described as an increasingly modern and future-oriented country with a vigorous economy. On this occasion, the official gave Thang the original versions of two l...