Vietnam, France enhance time-honored ties
(VOVworld) – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has said that Vietnam and France have established close relationship and have worked on a number of practical and efficient projects and programs in economics, trade and culture.
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Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and French Ambassador to Vietnam Jean Noel Poirier
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At a meeting with French Ambassador to Vietnam Jean Noel Poirier in Hanoi on Thursday, Prime Minister Phuc said he hopes that President Francois Hollande’s upcoming visit to Vietnam will cement bilateral relations, especially at a time when the two countries are working towards a comprehensive strategic partnership. The Prime Minister agreed with the Ambassador’s idea that economic cooperation was a top priority in the Vietnam-France strategic partnership.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc voiced his support for bilateral cooperation in satellite technology, aviation, railways development in Hanoi, education and culture.
Ambassador Jean Noel Poirier stressed that the visit by President Hollande would mark a major development in the two countries’ relations and usher in new cooperative prospects for the two countries.