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| President of the French Senate Gérard Larcher welcomed Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son on June 6 at the Senate headquarters in Paris. (Photo: Bao Chi) |
During the meetings, Minister Bui Thanh Son thanked the leaders of the French Senate for taking the time to receive the delegation; affirmed that Vietnam always attaches importance to developing comprehensive relations with France, from government cooperation channels to cooperation between the National Assembly and Party cooperation; and suggested that the two countries continue to further promote friendly exchanges and mutually beneficial cooperation in all fields.
On this occasion, Minister Bui Thanh Son conveyed the greetings of National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue to President of the French Senate Gerard Larcher and emphasized the good results of the recent visit to Vietnam by the President of the French Senate.
The French Senate leader welcomed the two countries celebrating the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations and the 10th anniversary of the strategic partnership; emphasized the close ties between the two peoples and believed that Minister Bui Thanh Son's visit to France this time will contribute to deepening and practicalizing the Vietnam-France relationship.
Senate President Gerard Larcher highly appreciated the success of the 12th Conference on Cooperation between Vietnamese and French Localities in Vietnam, which was an important cooperation channel to enhance people-to-people and cultural exchanges between the two countries.
The President of the French Senate hopes that the two sides will coordinate closely, effectively implement economic projects and expand cooperation in potential areas such as green transformation and climate change response.
France acknowledged Vietnam's proposal to create favorable conditions for the Vietnamese community to work, study and live in France, contributing to promoting the role of a bridge between the two countries.
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| Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son recorded in the Golden Book of the French Senate. (Photo: Bao Chi) |
The two sides agreed to strengthen inter-parliamentary cooperation between the two countries, especially through the exchange of delegations at all levels, close coordination and mutual support at regional and international inter-parliamentary forums, promoting the activities of the Friendship Parliamentarians' Groups of the two countries...; agreed to promote Vietnam-France economic cooperation, an important pillar in the Strategic Partnership with great potential for cooperation; continue to fully and effectively implement the Vietnam-EU Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA).
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| President of the French Senate Gérard Larcher hopes that the two sides will closely coordinate, effectively implement economic projects and expand cooperation in potential areas such as green transformation and climate change response. (Photo: Bao Chi) |
The French Senate leader positively acknowledged Vietnam’s proposal to soon ratify the EU-Vietnam Investment Protection Agreement (EVIPA) to maximize the potential for cooperation between the two countries in the investment field; urged the European Commission (EC) to soon remove the EC’s IUU yellow card warning for Vietnamese seafood products.
The two sides agreed to coordinate and organize activities to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the establishment of Vietnam-France diplomatic relations in the fields of culture, education, health, etc.
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| Vice President of the Senate, former National Secretary of the French Communist Party Pierre Laurent welcomed Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son. (Photo: Bao Chi) |
The two sides agreed to continue to coordinate closely at multilateral forums, especially at the United Nations, ASEM, the Francophone Community, and promote ASEAN-EU cooperation; emphasized the importance of further tightening the cooperation framework between Vietnam and France in responding to regional and global issues, especially in ensuring freedom, security, safety of navigation and aviation, maintaining peace and stability in the East Sea, and resolving disputes by peaceful means on the basis of international law, including the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).
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