Party General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong (R) receives French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe in Hanoi on November 2 (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam has always consideredFrance a leading partner in Europe and the world, Party General Secretary andPresident Nguyen Phu Trong told French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe.
During his reception in Hanoi on November 2 for theFrench PM, Trong expressed his pleasure at the positive development ofbilateral relations between Vietnam and France in recent years, whileapplauding the two sides’ efforts to promote and maintain their strategicpartnership through various mechanisms and cooperation forms.
The host hoped the two sides will actively coordinate to realisethe recently signed agreements, make joint efforts to maintain the positivemomentum of the bilateral relations, and closely coordinate at multilateralforums, thus contributing to maintaining peace, stability, cooperation, anddevelopment in the region and the world.
He said that political trust and comprehensive cooperationacross various fields between the two countries are not only based on objectiveneeds, but also in accordance with the basic interests of the two countries.
TheVietnamese Party and State leader suggested the two sides facilitate thedevelopment of their community in each country, adding that this will be an importantbridge towards bringing bilateral relations closer.
For his part, Edouard Philippe expressed his pleasure at meeting with theVietnamese leader, while congratulating Trong on his election as State President.
PM Philippe conveyed that he was glad to be able to visitVietnam – an important partner to his country in Asia – especially as the yearmarks the 45th anniversary of diplomatic ties between the two countries, andthe five years since they signed the strategic partnership.
The French PM expressed his impression with Vietnam’s vigorous and vital development,highlighting the fruitful expansion of their bilateral relations in recentyears.
He said he hopes the two sides will further promote their cooperation in aneffective manner across all fields in the time ahead, especially in the contextof complicated global issues.–VNA
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