Vietnam, France holds sixth high-level economic dialogue

The sixth Vietnam-France high-level economic dialogue took place in Paris on November 4 under the co-chair of Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment Vu Dai Thang and French Secretary of State to the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne.
Vietnam, France holds sixth high-level economic dialogue ảnh 1An overview of the dialogue (Photo: VNA)

Paris (VNA) – The sixth Vietnam-France high-leveleconomic dialogue took place in Paris on November 4 under the co-chair ofVietnamese Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment Vu Dai Thang and French Secretary of State to the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-BaptisteLemoyne.

Both sides expressed their delight at trade ties between thetwo countries with two-way trade reaching 6.65 billion EUR (7.4 billion USD) in 2018.

They underlined the opportunitiescreated by the EU-VietnamFree Trade Agreement to bolster economic and trade partnerships between Vietnamand France as well as facilitate market penetration for businesses on bothsides.

The two sides discussed a number of joint projects, and showedtheir readiness to strengthen bilateral economic cooperation.

Over the past decade, a number of projects have receivedFrench ODA with committed capital of over 2 billion EUR, including the Hanoiurban metro line No. 3 – a symbol of the Vietnam-France partnership, theynoted.

The projects using French ODA are in the fields oftransport, energy,environment and food, which are strategic sectors for Vietnam.France has shown a willingness to share experience in these areas.

In recent years, Vietnam and France have strengthened their bilateralpartnership through high-level visits, including a visit to France by PartyGeneral Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong in March 2018 and a Vietnam visit by FrenchPM Eduoard Philippe in November the same year.

The annual dialogue aims to promoteeconomic cooperation between the two countries, while creating chances forbusinesses from both sides to meet and exchange./.
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