Vietnamese Ambassador to France Nguyen Thiep (Source: AFP) Paris (VNA) – The official visit to France by NationalAssembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan from March 30 to April 3 will helptighten friendship and cooperation between the two countries, VietnameseAmbassador to France Nguyen Thiep affirmed in an interview granted to Paris-basedcorrespondents of the Vietnam News Agency.
Thiep said that the visit is the follow-up of a high-level dialogueframework between leaders of the two countries, which was opened from the officialvisit to France by Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong a year ago, andthen the official visit to Vietnam by French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe inNovember 2018.
French President Emmanuel Macron is expected to visit Vietnam afterNgan’s visit, Thiep said, adding that the maintenance of the high-leveldialogue will be a catalyst for the development of bilateral ties.
The ambassador said that Ngan’s visit also aims to foster the economic cooperationbetween Vietnam and France.
The top Vietnamese legislator will attend the closing ceremony of a cooperationconference between the two countries’ localities in Toulouse. Her presenceshows the Vietnamese Party and State’s wish to boost bilateral economic ties,including relations between the localities.
She is also scheduled to take part in several meetings between parliamentariansand entrepreneurs, which are considered chances to step up trade exchange,particularly as the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) is about to be approvedand signed this year.
The visit also demonstrates the attention paid by the Party and State tothe 300,000-strong Vietnamese community in France.
A series of activities to promote parliamentary cooperation – one of theimportant pillars of bilateral relations – will be held within the framework ofthe visit, the diplomat stated.
Ngan will hold discussions with friendship parliamentarian groups of thetwo nations to intensify their engagement in bilateral economic collaboration.
French parliamentarians represent their localities, and as such pay particularattention to expanding cooperation in the fields their localities holdstrengths in, including urban management, climate change response, healthcare,education, and training, Thiep added.–VNA
Thiep said that the visit is the follow-up of a high-level dialogueframework between leaders of the two countries, which was opened from the officialvisit to France by Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong a year ago, andthen the official visit to Vietnam by French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe inNovember 2018.
French President Emmanuel Macron is expected to visit Vietnam afterNgan’s visit, Thiep said, adding that the maintenance of the high-leveldialogue will be a catalyst for the development of bilateral ties.
The ambassador said that Ngan’s visit also aims to foster the economic cooperationbetween Vietnam and France.
The top Vietnamese legislator will attend the closing ceremony of a cooperationconference between the two countries’ localities in Toulouse. Her presenceshows the Vietnamese Party and State’s wish to boost bilateral economic ties,including relations between the localities.
She is also scheduled to take part in several meetings between parliamentariansand entrepreneurs, which are considered chances to step up trade exchange,particularly as the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) is about to be approvedand signed this year.
The visit also demonstrates the attention paid by the Party and State tothe 300,000-strong Vietnamese community in France.
A series of activities to promote parliamentary cooperation – one of theimportant pillars of bilateral relations – will be held within the framework ofthe visit, the diplomat stated.
Ngan will hold discussions with friendship parliamentarian groups of thetwo nations to intensify their engagement in bilateral economic collaboration.
French parliamentarians represent their localities, and as such pay particularattention to expanding cooperation in the fields their localities holdstrengths in, including urban management, climate change response, healthcare,education, and training, Thiep added.–VNA
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