Speaking at the event, ViceChairman of the Central Committee of Vietnam-France Friendship and CooperationAssociation Nguyen Lan Trung said the event will warm up a seminar on bilateraleconomic and trade ties next year.
The association wishes that Frenchand Vietnamese firms operating in each country would become a strong and unitedcommunity to boost two-way trade, he said.
French Deputy Ambassador toVietnam Olivier Sigaud said the free trade agreement between Vietnam and theEuropean Union, which will be ratified and take effect in the near future, willmake important contributions to promoting bilateral ties.
As Vietnam and France willcelebrate the 45th founding anniversary of diplomatic ties and thefifth anniversary of strategic partnership next year, a number of high-levelmutual visits will be scheduled with an aim to step up trade activities.-VNA
