Cooperation between the communist parties of Vietnam and France has significantly contributed to the nations’ strategic partnership and connected their peoples, stated Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh while receiving Fabien Roussel, National Secretary of the French Communist Party, on November 4.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh spoke highly of the important contributions of Vietnamese and French legislatures to the relations between the two countries and cooperation between their localities, at a meeting with French National Assembly President Richard Ferrand on November 4.
Vietnam and France have shared a strongly growing relationship on the foundation of long traditional ties and deep connections in history and culture, Vietnamese Ambassador to France Dinh Toan Thang has said.
Politburo member and Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan praised new French Ambassador to Vietnam Nicolas Warnery for his insight into Vietnam and Ho Chi Minh City, during a reception on January 8.
Member of the Party Central Committee and Standing Deputy Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son paid a visit to France on March 4 and 5 as a special envoy of Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.
The year 2018 holds special significance for Vietnam – France relations, Vietnamese Ambassador to France Nguyen Thiep said during a ceremony in Paris on September 19 marking the 73rd anniversary of National Day of Vietnam (September 2).
French Ambassador to Vietnam Bertrand Lortholary highlighted the relations between Vietnam and France, stressing they have seen substantial progress in multiple fields, during an interview granted to the Vietnam News Agency on the occasion of French Independence Day (July 14).
Vietnam and France have agreed to further expand cultural cooperation in all aspects, including new forms, to encourage more and more Vietnamese youths to study French culture and language.
A ceremony was held in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on April 15 to mark the 45th anniversary of the Vietnam-France diplomatic relations (April 12).
The freshly-concluded visits to France and Cuba by General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Nguyen Phu Trong created a new driving force and made important breakthroughs in bilateral ties, said head of the CPV Commission for External Relations Hoang Binh Quan.
General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong hoped that the France-Vietnam Friendship Association (AAFV) will further its efforts to bolster Vietnam-France collaboration in the fields of politics, economy, culture, education and healthcare.
Officials, diplomats and experts from Vietnam and France gathered at a seminar in Paris on November 18 to discuss measures to enhance the bilateral strategic partnership signed in 2013.
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