Bringing Vietnam - France relations to new heights
Tùng Anh•10/04/2023
In 2023, Vietnam and France will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations (April 12, 1973 - April 12, 2023), and the 10th anniversary of upgrading relations to Strategic Partnership (2013 - 2023).
Over the past 50 years, the traditional friendship between Vietnam and France has become increasingly strong, deepened, and cooperation has become comprehensive, rich, diverse, and effective in all fields.
Currently, Vietnam and France have many favorable conditions to make a strong breakthrough with a long-term, solid vision, as a foundation to bring the relationship between the two countries to new heights.
President Emmanuel Macron welcomed and held talks with General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong during his official visit to the French Republic (Paris, March 27, 2018). Photo: Tri Dung/VNA
President Emmanuel Macron welcomes Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on an official visit to the French Republic (Paris, November 4, 2021). Photo: Duong Giang/VNA.
Students of the Alexandre Yersin French International School (Long Bien District, Hanoi) presented French Prime Minister Édouard Philippe with a sports shirt on the occasion of the Prime Minister's visit and ribbon-cutting ceremony at the school, November 3, 2018. Photo: Van Diep/VNA
French President Francois Hollande walks around Hanoi's Old Quarter during his State visit to Vietnam on the afternoon of September 6, 2016. Photo: Pham Kien/VNA
Gemalink International Port (Phu My town, Ba Ria-Vung Tau province) is the only deep-water port in the Cai Mep - Thi Vai area, invested by Gemadept Joint Stock Company (Vietnam) with 75% and CMA-CGM Group (France) with 25% of the capital. Phase 1 of the port officially started construction in February 2019 on an area of 33 hectares with a total investment of 330 million USD. Photo: VNA
“French Book Space” is part of the programs to support the enhancement of knowledge in French and access to knowledge and cultural content, implemented by the Department of French Language and Francophone Cultural Diversity (DLC) of the International Organization of La Francophonie. The project will be implemented from 2020 to 2022, in Hanoi and 8 provinces/cities. Photo: Anh Tuyet/VNA
Located on the poetic west bank of the Han River, adjacent to the administrative center of Da Nang, Novotel Da Nang Hotel is an ideal destination for both businessmen and tourists. This is the first hotel of international standards in the city, under the management of the prestigious French group Accor. Photo: VNA
Rice products under the brand name "Com Vietnam" were introduced to French consumers through the Carrefour and E.Leclerc distribution systems from early September 2022. These are the first "long" and potential steps for Vietnamese rice to affirm its brand in the world market. Photo: Nguyen Thu Ha/VNA.
The Cup of the Federation of Vietnamese Traditional Martial Arts in France (FVCTVNF) was held in the city of Montévrain, 40km east of Paris, with the participation of many martial arts students from the host country (May 14-15, 2022). Photo: Nguyen Thu Ha/VNA.
On June 1, 2018, a French Navy fleet including the command ship and the landing ship Dixmude with a total of 713 officers and sailors docked at Saigon port, conducting a 5-day visit to Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: Xuan Khu/VNA
Defense Minister Ngo Xuan Lich and French Defense Minister Florence Parly signed a defense cooperation agreement between the two countries (Paris, September 17, 2018). Photo: Toan Tri/VNAFrance always considers education and training a priority in its cooperation activities in Vietnam, focusing mainly on teaching and developing French, training human resources at university and postgraduate levels in many fields, such as economic management, banking, finance, law, new technology, etc. Photo: Scientific research at the Laboratory of the University of Science and Technology of Hanoi (also known as the Vietnam-France University). Photo: Anh Tuan/VNA
The urban railway project No. 3 (Nhon - Hanoi Railway Station) is funded by ODA loans from the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the French Development Agency (AFD), the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the French Government (DGT), and was designed by the French company Systra. Photo: Huy Hung/VNA
On October 28, 2002, at the Élysée Palace in Paris, French President Jacques Chirac awarded the French State's First Class Legion of Honor to President Tran Duc Luong. Photo: Nguyen Khang/VNAAirbus Group representative presented General Secretary Le Kha Phieu with a model of an A340 aircraft when the General Secretary and the Vietnamese delegation visited the Group's headquarters in Toulouse city, during his official visit to the French Republic from May 21 to May 25, 2000. Photo: Cao Phong/VNAPresident Jacques Chirac received Prime Minister Phan Van Khai on an official visit to the French Republic (Paris, April 1, 1998). Photo: Kim Hung/VNAGeneral Secretary Do Muoi received French President Jacques Chirac during his official visit to Vietnam and attended the Francophone Summit in Hanoi (November 12, 1997). Photo: Nguyen Khang/VNAPresident Francois Mitterrand received Prime Minister Vo Van Kiet on an official visit to the French Republic from June 23 to 28, 1993 (Paris, June 25, 1993). Photo: Minh Dao/VNAOn the afternoon of February 10, 1992, French President Francois Mitterrand visited De Castrie bunker in Dien Bien Phu during his friendship visit to Vietnam. Photo: Trung Dung/VNA
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