Vietnamese Ambassador to France Dinh Toan Thang. (Photo: VNA)

The diplomat said Minister Son will attend the OECD’s Ministerial Council Meeting (MCM) at the invitation of Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and the OECD Secretary General Mathias Cormann, and conduct a number of bilateral activities in Paris from May 2-3.
Ambassador Thang said that the MCM OECD 2024 is to take place amid the sound partnership between the OECD and ASEAN countries in general and Vietnam in particular as Vietnam and Australia are co-chairing the OECD Southeast Asia Regional Programme (SEARP) in the 2022-2025 period with remarkable achievements.
This year, the MCM OECD 2024 will focus on seeking measures to promote sustainable and inclusive development. The meeting, coincident with the 10th anniversary of the SEARP, is also an opportunity to look back at the relationship between the OECD and Southeast Asia, he said. 

FM Son, who attended the MCM for the first time in 2023, is scheduled to deliver speeches at the meeting's major discussions, including a session marking the 10th anniversary of the SEARP, and discussions on promoting sustainable and inclusive development. 
He will have a meetings with OECD Secretary General Mathias Cormann, and some partners and heads of delegations to the meeting. 
Son will also conduct other bilateral activities with officials of the host country to promote bilateral cooperation, especially as the two sides just celebrated the 50th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic relations and the 10th anniversary of strategic partnership in 2023. 
According to Ambassador Thang, during his stay in France, Minister Son will meet with the Secretary General of the International Organisation of Francophonie on cooperation between Vietnam and the Francophone community as well as preparations for the 19th Francophone Summit slated for October in France.