Speaking at the reception, Hoang Hai Minh expressed his delight in hosting representatives from Cergy, a dynamic city within the Cergy-Pontoise urban area, recognised for its balanced approach to modern urban development and ecological sustainability.
The Hue city leader affirmed that, through years of dedicated cultivation, the partnership between Hue and Cergy has steadily deepened, becoming a highlight of Hue's international relations and external cooperation.
The Hue leadership also conveyed profound gratitude for the goodwill and timely support offered by the authorities and people of Cergy, together with the Party Pris Association, which provided emergency assistance worth 25,000 EUR, along with essential relief supplies for Hue residents affected by severe flooding in late 2025.
In response, Malika Yebdri thanked the Hue authorities for their warm hospitality and reaffirmed that Hue remains an important and trusted partner of Cergy in its international cooperation programmes. She voiced her hope that the two cities would continue to expand exchanges and strengthen connectivity to ensure that their partnership yields increasingly tangible results.
Fostering friendship and mutual trust, the leaders of both cities agreed to further strengthen cooperation in education and training, increase exchanges of leaders and experts, and leverage Hue's rich cultural heritage and Cergy's strengths in contemporary art through future editions of the Hue Festival.
The two sides also agreed to exchange expertise in green urban planning and climate-resilient public space management, expand youth and student exchange programmes, promote two-way tourism, and strengthen links between traditional craft villages and artisans to preserve and promote the value of traditional handicrafts.
These newly minted agreements reaffirm the shared commitment of Hue and Cergy to building a strong, effective, and enduring partnership. They provide a solid foundation for both cities to capitalise on their respective strengths in the process of international integration, while also contributing to the further development of Viet Nam–France relations through practical local-level diplomacy that serves the interests of local communities and supports sustainable development.
