General Secretary and President To Lam: Vietnam and France need to upgrade relations to a new level

French President Emmanuel Macron welcomes General Secretary and President To Lam - Photo: VNA

On the afternoon of October 7, French President Emmanuel Macron welcomed General Secretary and President To Lam at the Élysée Palace in Paris, France. The two leaders then held a joint press conference before the talks.

France wishes to strengthen cooperation with Vietnam

Here, President Emmanuel Macron thanked General Secretary, President To Lam and the Vietnamese people for the friendship they have shown to France. He affirmed that France wishes to strengthen cooperation with Vietnam, especially promoting cooperation between businesses.

The French Government is ready to create favorable conditions to welcome Vietnamese enterprises to invest in France and help Vietnam effectively implement its projects.

In addition to economic cooperation, looking towards the future, France attaches great importance to cooperation in education, health care and research on teaching and training as well as cooperation related to conservation, development and enhancement of works and cultural values.

French President Emmanuel Macron speaks at a joint press conference before the talks – Photo: NGUYEN HONG

Vietnam and France need to upgrade relations to new heights

Speaking at the press conference, General Secretary and President To Lam expressed his gratitude for the warm welcome and shared that this was his first visit to beautiful France in his new position.

General Secretary and President To Lam emphasized that after more than half a century of officially establishing diplomatic relations and a decade of establishing a strategic partnership, Vietnam-France relations have made important developments in all fields.

France has always held an important position in Vietnam's foreign policy, with a role and position in the Francophone community and in the world.

Given the extensive development of Vietnam-France relations, as well as to adapt to the current new international and regional context, more than ever, Vietnam-France relations need to be upgraded to a new level.

Through this decision, France will become the first country in the European Union to have a new, comprehensive relationship with Vietnam.

General Secretary and President To Lam speaks at a joint press conference – Photo: NGUYEN HONG

Strategic solutions to upgrade relationships

Recalling the French proverb “When we want, we can, and when we can, we must do”, with the will and determination to bring the relationship between the two countries deeper and more practical, General Secretary and President To Lam hopes that during the talks with President Emmanuel Macron, the two sides will discuss specific orientations and strategic solutions in five areas to upgrade the Vietnam-France relationship to a new level.

According to VNA, one is to deepen political cooperation on both bilateral and multilateral levels in the face of international challenges.

Vietnam is ready to closely coordinate with France to build a new era for bilateral relations, increase exchanges and contacts at all levels, through Party, Government and National Assembly channels, and continuously improve the effectiveness and expand bilateral cooperation mechanisms.

Vietnam is concerned about the risk of widespread conflicts in the Middle East, Ukraine, complicated developments in the East Sea... and is ready to join France in contributing responsibly to the common effort to seek peaceful solutions to the above issues, for cooperation and development in each region and in the world.

Second, increase political trust between the two countries through strengthening defense and security cooperation.

Third, strengthen economic partnerships to develop trade and innovation.

Fourth, strengthen cooperation for sustainable and self-reliant development, aiming for a balance between socio-economic development and environmental protection.

Fifth, continue to promote people-to-people exchange, the foundation of bilateral relations, contributing to strengthening solidarity and mutual understanding between the people of the two countries.

With the strong determination of the leaders and people of the two countries, and the valuable asset of more than 300,000 people of Vietnamese origin and Vietnamese people living in France, General Secretary and President To Lam believes that the Vietnam-France relationship will develop further. France will participate more actively and extensively in the "new era, the era of the Vietnamese people's rise".

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