Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh receives French Minister in charge of Transport

The Prime Minister proposed that France promote cooperation in human resource training, technology transfer, management capacity improvement, preferential loans... with Vietnam in the field of transportation.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh receives French Transport Minister Philippe Tabarot. (Photo: Duong Giang/VNA)

On March 21, receiving Mr. Philippe Tabarot, Minister in charge of Transport (under the French Ministry of Ecological Transition and Territorial Cohesion) who is visiting and working in Vietnam, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh suggested that the French side promote French enterprises to cooperate and invest in Vietnam in the field of transport, especially participating in large-scale infrastructure projects.

Welcoming Minister Philippe Tabarot to Vietnam, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh believes that the visit will contribute to promoting transport cooperation between Vietnam and France, bringing about concrete results, contributing to further promoting the relationship of many predestined relationships, namely the Vietnam-France Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.

Recalling the good impressions during his official visit to France in 2021, the Prime Minister conveyed greetings and regards from General Secretary To Lam, President Luong Cuong and the Prime Minister himself to French President Emmanuel Macron; saying that Vietnam wants to welcome the French President to visit soon.

Highlighting some milestones in the relationship that has many predestined relationships, many characteristics, and many ups and downs, breakthroughs between the two countries, including projects such as the North-South railway line, several airports... in Vietnam that are still in operation, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and Minister Philippe Tabarot highly appreciated the good results that the two countries have achieved in the field of transportation in recent times.

In particular, Airbus is currently the largest aircraft supplier for Vietnamese airlines; railway cooperation is a traditional field with projects that have been and are being implemented, such as the urban railway project from Nhon to Hanoi Railway Station, which has put the elevated section into operation...

The Prime Minister said that Vietnam is focusing on developing transport infrastructure, considering it one of three strategic breakthroughs with many large projects, including five types (road, railway, aviation, maritime, inland waterway). Developing transport infrastructure will create new development space, new industrial parks, urban areas, services, reduce logistics costs (currently accounting for 17-18% of Vietnam's GDP), and enhance the competitiveness of products, goods and the economy.

Appreciating France's strengths in the field of transportation and the huge room for cooperation between the two sides, the Prime Minister said that Vietnam highly encourages, always welcomes and suggests that the French side promote French enterprises to strengthen cooperation and investment in Vietnam in the fields of transportation, especially participating in large infrastructure projects; including promoting Airbus to cooperate and transfer technology with Vietnamese airlines to open aircraft repair and maintenance facilities (hangars) at airports; cooperate in developing aviation economy, exploiting outer space, underground space, and sea space; implementing railway and seaport projects, bringing in more large ships, opening more direct transport routes to Vietnam; public-private cooperation in developing roads...

The Prime Minister said that the economies of the two countries can complement each other; suggested that both sides inherit and promote the achievements they have made, continue to promote cooperation in the spirit of sincerity, trust, feasibility and efficiency; affirmed that Vietnam is making efforts to remove institutional difficulties and obstacles to quickly implement projects with the spirit of valuing time, intelligence and determination.

Agreeing with Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh's opinion, Minister Philippe Tabarot said that French President Macron highly appreciated the relationship with Vietnam; sent greetings and regards to the Prime Minister and wished to visit Vietnam soon.

Expressing his good impression of Vietnam’s efforts and achievements in innovation and development in recent times, the Minister said that he had just had a very effective working session with the Vietnamese Minister of Construction. Also during this visit, the French side chaired and coordinated with the Ministry of Construction to organize the Vietnam-France Workshop on high-speed railway.

The Minister emphasized that France has strengths in the field of transportation, affirming that France and its businesses are always ready to cooperate with Vietnam, especially in supporting and cooperating in implementing strategic transport infrastructure projects, as well as cooperating in human resource training, exchanging experiences, learning from each other, and creating better quality products and services to serve the people, connecting the two countries as Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh commented./.

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