(VOVworld) - France supports Vietnam’s position of resolutely defending its independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity and settling disputes by peaceful means on the basis of respect for international law. National Secretary of the French Communist Party (PCF) Pierre Laurent said at a working session with Politburo member and permanent member of the Secretariat of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Le Hong Anh in Paris on Thursday. Laurent hailed the special PCF-CPV relationship and underlined the need to boost cooperation.

PCF National Secretary Pierre Laurent receives Politburo member Le Hong Anh (Photo: VNA)

Laurent showed keen interest in a second theory seminar next May in Vietnam, saying his party will collaborate with the CPV in preparatory work and will send a delegation to attend the event.

Le Hong Anh said his delegation’s visit aims to elevate the Vietnam-France strategic partnership and relations between the two parties to even greater heights. He affirmed Vietnam’s foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, openness, multilateralization, and diversification of international relations, striving for peace, independence, and development. Vietnam is keen to expand external relations, boost international integration, and be a reliable partner and responsible member of the international community.

The two sides had in-depth discussions about the global situation and developments in the East Sea.

The same day, the Vietnamese delegation also had a working session with the First Secretary of the French Socialist Party (PS) Jean-Christophe Cambadelis and the PS leadership.