Vietnam, France boost maritime cooperation

Both sides have agreed to cooperate on researching marine environmental pollution, managing portside areas and supplying fishing boat monitoring equipment.

A working delegation of the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment led by its Deputy Minister Bui Cach Tuyen visited the western French city of Brest from March 15-17.

During the visit, the delegation worked with French research centres and businesses involved in supervising, managing and protecting the sea environment.

The French CLS Company specializing in satellite monitoring signed with the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development a contract worth 14 million Euros to provide fishing boat monitoring equipment.

Brest has also maintained close cooperation and carried out a number of projects with Vietnam in Hai Phong and Nha Trang.

Brest authorities said that Vietnam was France’s honorary guest at the Brest Maritime Festival in 2008 and hoped that Vietnam will return to join the 2012 Brest Maritime Festival and the following conference to be hosted by Brest in 2013.

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