Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Chi Dung attended the ceremony to award the Legion of Honor Officer Medal to Professor Jean Tran Thanh Van and his wife Le Kim Ngoc.

(Chinhphu.vn) - On the afternoon of October 3, at the French Embassy, ​​Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Chi Dung attended the ceremony to award the Legion of Honor Officer to Professor Jean Tran Thanh Van, PhD in Physics, and Professor Le Kim Ngoc, PhD in Biology.

Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Chi Dung and Professor Tran Thanh Van at the Medal Awarding Ceremony - Photo: VGP/Minh Ngoc

The Legion of Honor Officer - France's highest medal - was awarded to two outstanding French scientists of Vietnamese origin who are also senior researchers of the French National Agency for Scientific Research (CNRS).

French Ambassador to Vietnam Olivier Brochet presents the Legion of Honor Officer to Professor Jean Tran Thanh Van - Photo: VGP/Minh Ngoc

Previously, on July 11, on the occasion of the French National Day (July 14), the President of the French Republic issued a decree to promote the Legion of Honor to the rank of Officer for Professor Tran Thanh Van and Professor Le Kim Ngoc. This year, the two Professors are both 91 years old and are the only couple to be promoted at the same time.

French Ambassador to Vietnam Olivier Brochet presents the Legion of Honor Officer to Professor Le Kim Ngoc - Photo: VGP/Minh Ngoc

French Ambassador to Vietnam Olivier Brochet said that through the awarding of the Medal, France wants to show its recognition to the two Professors, young Vietnamese who came to France to study more than 70 years ago and thanks to their talent and courage, they have become two of the most brilliant sons of whom France is especially proud. The two Professors have constantly worked together to gather researchers, bring generations closer together and help Vietnam and France on the basis of cultivating the common history between the two peoples.

Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Chi Dung presented flowers to congratulate Professor Jean Tran Thanh Van and Professor Le Kim Ngoc - Photo: VGP/Minh Ngoc

Speaking at the ceremony, Professor Le Kim Ngoc expressed that today's honor is not only for her and her husband but also for all those who have accompanied them up to now.

French Ambassador to Vietnam Olivier Brochet speaks at the ceremony - Photo: VGP/Minh Ngoc

Professor Le Kim Ngoc speaks at the ceremony - Photo: VGP/Minh Ngoc

What is particularly meaningful is that the Medal Awarding Ceremony was held right in the Year of French-Vietnamese Innovation. The Legion of Honor Officer Medal has given the two Professors the strength to continue pursuing their beliefs and core values. The two Professors wish the young people to have faith in their dreams, dare to assert themselves and maintain their identity./.

Thu Sa

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