Ambassador
New York (VNA) - Vietnam has been very successful in
connecting ASEAN with the
UN Security Council (UNSC), Ambassador Nathalie
Estival-Broadhurst, Deputy Permanent Representative of France to the UN, said
while talking about Vietnam’s performance as a non-permanent member of the UNSC
in 2020.
She told the Vietnam News Agency in a recent interview that Vietnam performed
its duties very well, especially during the month it served as the rotational UNSC
presidency in January, when it held an open debate on the UN Charter and
highlighted the role of regional organisations like ASEAN at the UNSC.
The diplomat noted that Vietnam is a strong partner in the
The Singapore Economic Development Board announced on December 24 that the country's manufacturing output increased 17.9 percent year on year in November, compared to a revised 0.8 percent decline in October.
EU, Germany, France jointly provide 116 mln USD to develop rural infrastructure in Cambodia
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PHNOM PENH, Dec. 23 (Xinhua) The European Union, Germany and France has earlier this week provided a credit agreement worth 95.8 million euros (116 million U.S. dollars) to Cambodia to support the Rural Infrastructure Development for Cambodia (RID4CAM) project, said a joint press statement on Wednesday.
In Cambodia, where 70 percent of the population lives in rural areas, the project aims to finance both the improvement of rural road network in the country s central plain provinces and the construction of complementary infrastructure in drinking water and sanitation, agriculture, health and education sectors, the statement said.
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France gives $91 million for agriculture, climate fight
Tue, 22 December 2020
The French government, through the French Development Agency (AFD), has provided two credit agreements worth €75 million ($91 million) to Cambodia to support sustainable agricultural and rural development, as well as climate change fight in Cambodia.
In a Facebook post on December 21, the French embassy said the agreements were signed by Cambodian Minister of Economy and Finance Aun Pornmoniroth, French ambassador to Cambodia Eva Nguyen Binh and AFD Cambodia director Ophelie Bourhis.
The grants are for the Rural Infrastructure Development for Cambodia (RID4CAM) and Agriculture Value Chain Competitiveness and Safety Enhancement (ACSEP) projects.