(VOVWORLD) - Corsica, an island in the southeast of France, wishes to promote cooperation with Vietnam in the coming time, President of the Corsica Development Agency Alexandre Vinciguerra told Vietnamese Ambassador to France Dinh Toan Thang at a working session in Corsica on Monday.
 A working session between President of the Corsica Development Agency Alexandre Vinciguerra and Vietnamese Ambassador to France Dinh Toan Thang takes place in Corsica, France, on October 23, 2023. (Photo:VNA) |
At the meeting, Vinciguerra, who is also a member of the Executive Council of Corsica, reviewed Corsica’s economic development, the key sectors being tourism and renewable energy. He said Corsica is moving towards a knowledge-based economy by opening more universities and welcoming Vietnamese businesses to explore trade and investment cooperation opportunities.
Thang, who is on a working trip to Corsica until Wednesday, highlighted past cooperation between localities of Vietnam and France, and the 12th Vietnam-France decentralized cooperation conference. According to Mr. Thang, there is ample room for Vietnam and Corsica to expand cooperation in tourism, culture, and sustainable development. He said Corsica plays an active role in the locality-to-locality cooperation model.
Thang also had a working session with Stéphane Sbraggia, mayor of Ajaccio city, on establishing relations between Ajaccio and Vietnamese localities, and discussed potential areas of cooperation.