Paris, Sept. 11 -- Madame Ngo Phuong Ly, spouse of General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President To Lam, met with French Minister of Culture Catherine Pegard in Paris on September 10 during the Vietnamese leader's official visit to France. Madame Ly praised the French minister and her colleagues for their commitment to cultural affairs, stressing that Vietnam, with its long history and rich cultural identity, wishes to bring Vietnamese culture closer to not only the French people but also international audiences. Expressing her pleasure at returning to France and witnessing growing cultural ties between the two countries, she called for stronger exchanges between Vietnam's Ministry of Culture, Sports ...