Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha received a delegation of the Mouvement des Entreprises de France (MEDEF) or the Movement of French Enterprises - the largest employer federation in France on November 18 in Hanoi.

Vietnam is committed to creating favourable conditions for member companies of the MEDEF (the French Business Confederation) in particular and foreign investors in general to invest and do business effectively in the country, said Party General Secretary and State President To Lam.

Leaders of the northern province of Nam Dinh, the central province of Quang Binh, and the Mekong Delta province of An Giang expressed their wish to bolster economic cooperation with France while meeting with Vice President of the French Business Confederation (MEDEF) International François Corbin in Paris on December 6.

Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Van Nen has called for support from the French business community for the Vietnamese southern economic hub’s building of suitable sustainable development solutions at a recent working session in Paris.

Vietnamese and French enterprises attended a conference in Paris on November 4 chaired by Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment Vu Dai Thang and Celine Charpiot-Zapolsky, Vice President of the France-Vietnam Council of CEOs MEDEF International.

Member of the Party Central Committee and Standing Deputy Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son paid a visit to France on March 4 and 5 as a special envoy of Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.