Celebrating the Vietnamese language in France.

Vietnamese language - the glue that binds the community to its homeland.

On July 20th, at the Vietnam Cultural Center in Paris, France, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese, in collaboration with the Vietnam Education Publishing House and the Vietnamese Embassy in France, organized a ceremony to honor the Vietnamese language and inaugurated a Vietnamese-language book collection to serve the Vietnamese community in France.

At the beginning of the program, the delegates observed a minute of silence to commemorate General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang with Vietnamese children in France next to a Vietnamese-language bookshelf (Photo: Ministry of Foreign Affairs).

Deeply moved by the large turnout of overseas Vietnamese across four generations, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang affirmed that the Vietnamese language is not only the soul of the nation, but also a tool and method for preserving feelings and connections with loved ones and the homeland.

She is proud that the Vietnamese language continues to be preserved and enriched through classes held by the Vietnamese community in France over many generations.

The Deputy Minister shared touching stories about "people's teachers" who teach Vietnamese to second, third, and fourth-generation children in classrooms with difficult conditions in many parts of the world.

The Deputy Minister also stated that the ceremony not only aimed to honor the Vietnamese language but also served as an opportunity to express gratitude to organizations and individuals, teachers, parents, and students who, with their dedication and love for the Vietnamese language and culture, have helped to spread the Vietnamese language further.

According to Ambassador Dinh Toan Thang, the event honoring the Vietnamese language and the inauguration of the Vietnamese language library serving the Vietnamese community in France is an important activity aimed at maintaining and developing the movement of teaching and learning Vietnamese within the Vietnamese community in France.

The Ambassador affirmed that supporting, accompanying, and encouraging the community to maintain their cultural identity and preserve the Vietnamese language is one of the embassy's key priorities. He hoped that the Vietnamese community in France, proud to be one of the first overseas communities founded by President Ho Chi Minh, would become even more united and continue to strongly promote the movement of teaching and learning Vietnamese – the glue that binds the community to its homeland.

The Ambassador also expressed confidence that the diverse activities of the Project to Honor the Vietnamese Language in Overseas Vietnamese Communities will be actively implemented by relevant agencies both domestically and internationally, making a significant contribution to promoting the teaching and learning of the Vietnamese language abroad.

Research and compile Vietnamese-language textbooks suitable for the local community.

Thanking the State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese for its efforts in promoting the teaching and learning of the Vietnamese language, Mr. Pham Vinh Thai, Editor-in-Chief of Vietnam Education Publishing House, affirmed that Vietnam Education Publishing House will cooperate with the State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese to continue providing Vietnamese language books and supporting overseas Vietnamese communities.

The two sides will cooperate in researching and compiling Vietnamese language textbooks to suit the language and characteristics of the local community, as well as coordinating with the State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese to expand the model of Vietnamese language training classes for overseas Vietnamese in Vietnam.

The ceremony received enthusiastic participation and support from overseas Vietnamese across four generations (Photo: Ministry of Foreign Affairs).

On this occasion, Deputy Minister Le Thi Thu Hang, Ambassador Dinh Toan Thang, along with Mr. Pham Vinh Thai and other delegates, inaugurated the Vietnamese language library for the community and presented seven commemorative plaques and gifts to collectives and individuals, teachers and students who have achieved outstanding results in teaching and learning Vietnamese in France.

The organization of the Ceremony to Honor the Vietnamese Language and the inauguration of the Vietnamese-language bookshelf for the community is an activity within the framework of the Project to Honor the Vietnamese Language in the Overseas Vietnamese Community in the period 2023-2030, issued by the Prime Minister in 2022 .

Earlier, Deputy Minister Le Thi Thu Hang met with leaders and representatives of Vietnamese associations in France such as the Vietnamese Association in France, the Global Association of Vietnamese Scientists and Experts, the Association of Women Scientists, the Club for Lovers of the Sea and Islands, the Association of Vietnamese Entrepreneurs in France, the Vietnam Innovation Network in Europe, the Global Network of Young Vietnamese Intellectuals, etc.

Representatives from various associations provided brief updates on their activities, highlighting advantages and challenges, and offering suggestions and recommendations such as: issuing identity cards for Vietnamese citizens abroad, facilitating the naturalization of overseas Vietnamese from the 3rd and 4th generations, supporting associations in their activities, providing Vietnamese teachers and textbooks, and assisting in the compilation of specialized Vietnamese textbooks for French-speaking areas…

On the same day, Deputy Minister Le Thi Thu Hang also visited and worked with the Vietnamese Embassy in France. Ambassador Dinh Toan Thang said that the Vietnamese community in France numbers over 300,000 people.

Source: https://www.baogiaothong.vn/ton-vinh-tieng-viet-บน-dat-phap-192240722190117211.htm