Vietnamese Ambassador to France Dinh Toan Thang (L) presents a gift to Benoit Guidée, Asia and Oceania Director at the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs. (Photo: VNA)In his remarks, Vietnamese Ambassador to France Dinh Toan Thang revieweddevelopment steps of the Vietnam-France relations, saying the two countries haveenhanced their cooperation and dialogue amid global uncertainties.
The diplomat highlighted meetings and contacts betweenthe two sides in all spheres and at all levels, including the meeting between French PresidentEmmanuel Macron and then Vietnamese President Nguyen Xuan Phuc at the APEC Leaders' Meeting in November 2022, the phone talks between the PrimeMinisters and Foreign Ministers of the two countries in October 2022, and therecent visits to Vietnam by delegations of the French government and localitieswithin the framework of the 12th Vietnam-France decentralised cooperationconference.
Pointing out both risks and opportunities ahead, hesuggested the two countries establish a long-term partnership, for the sake oftheir people, and cooperate comprehensively.
Cooperation for peace, stability, dialogue andmultilateralism in the world and Indo-Pacific in particular remains animportant task shared by the two countries, he continued.
The ambassador also stressed the need to invest in youngsters,and promote collaboration in education and training in order to consolidate mutualunderstanding and bring new vitality to the close relationship.
He urged Vietnamese and French partners to step upcooperation in key areas such as green, sustainable growth, to which both countrieshave made strong commitments.
Benoit Guidée, Asia and Oceania Director at the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, also emphasised the close ties andmutual understanding between the two countries, as reflected through not onlyhigh-level visits by their leaders but also the diverse relations between associationsand localities.
He affirmed that the French people always have strongsentiments for Vietnam, saying the celebration of the 50th anniversaryof the diplomatic ties has created new momentum for the relationship in all fields./.
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