Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s tour to Europe from June 5 to 14 served as a solid foundation and source of inspiration for Vietnam to continue realising its national development goals and attracting international resources in the new era.
PM Pham Minh Chinh asked Vietnamese in France to strengthen unity, support one another, promote cultural heritage, and play an active role in enhancing Vietnam–France relations in a practical and effective way.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh listened to overseas Vietnamese intellectuals' insights, recommendations, and proposals aimed at contributing to Vietnam’s national development.
The Vietnamese and French legislatures agreed to maintain regular high-level exchanges and enhance cooperation between parliamentary committees, friendship groups, women and young parliamentarians.
Vietnam and France agreed to strengthen cooperation in defence and security, including peacekeeping, disaster relief, science-technology, energy, and transportation.
PM Pham Minh Chinh suggested the CPV and the PCF continue to strengthen cooperation, maintain delegation exchanges, share information and experiences in the Party building, and educate the younger generations about the friendship between the two countries, their people, and the two Parties
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son presented Vietnam's ratification document to UN Under Secretary-General for Legal Affairs and Legal Counsel Elinor Jane Britt Hammarskjöld, officially confirming the country's approval of the High Seas Treaty.
The two leaders expressed their determination to further strengthen Vietnam–France relations, positioning each country as a bridge for the other in Asia and Europe.
PM Pham Minh Chinh expressed his hope that President of the UN General Assembly Philemon Yang will bolster UN – Vietnam cooperation and keep promoting the Vietnam – Cameroon traditional friendship.
The Vietnamese leader reaffirmed the Southeast Asian country's unwavering commitment to UNESCO's mission of maintaining global peace, security, and sustainable development through enhanced multilateral cooperation in education, culture, science, information, and communications.
At the meeting, held on the sidelines of the 3rd United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC 3), both diplomats expressed their satisfaction with the positive outcomes of French President Emmanuel Macron's state visit to Vietnam in late May, marking another milestone in the relationship between the two countries.
This marks the first time a Vietnamese Prime Minister has participated in a UNOC. It is also PM Chinh’s first official visit to France since the two countries upgraded their ties to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in October 2024.
Speaking to the media on the occasion of the Vietnamese PM’s visit to France to attend the conference, co-hosted by France and Costa Rica, and engage in a range of bilateral activities, the diplomat remarked that Vietnam’s presence and voice at the conference are particularly meaningful.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s upcoming trip to France, Sweden, Estonia underscores Vietnam’s foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, multilateralism, diversification, proactive and effective global integration, as outlined at the 13th National Party Congress.
The trip is made at the invitation of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and President of Frannce Emmanuel Macron, Prime Minister of Estonia Kristen Michal, and Prime Minister of Sweden Ulf Kristersson.
This marks the first visit to the Southeast Asian nation by a French President in nearly a decade, and the first high-level exchange between the two countries since the upgrade of bilateral ties to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in October 2024.
Talking with Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha during a working breakfast in Hanoi on May 27, French President Emmanuel Macron affirmed France’s support for Vietnam through a 500 million EUR concessional loan, specifically earmarked for projects under the JETP framework.
The two sides agreed to step up consultation and mutual support at international forums while increasing delegation exchanges at all levels to enhance information sharing in crime prevention.
President Macron highlighted that USTH is now ranked fifth nationwide for research output and has forged strong collaborations in science and technology with top French academic and research institutions. He also noted that France has to date trained over 15,000 Vietnamese engineers, more than 3,000 doctors, and thousands of legal experts.
Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) Chairman Tran Thanh Man met with French President Emmanuel Macron on May 26 afternoon as part of the latter’s ongoing state visit to Vietnam.
As Vietnam is on the threshold of a new era of development and striving to become a developed and high-income country by 2045, President Luong Cuong voiced his hope that France – a traditional friend – will continue to be present on Vietnam’s path to prosperity and civility.
Party chief To Lam called on France to support Vietnam in strategic areas such as aerospace, biotechnology, digital technology, semiconductors, quantum technology, the digital economy, and high-quality human resources training.
