French President to tour VN next week
VGP - French President Francois Hollande will pay an official visit to Viet Nam from September 5-7 at the invitation of President Tran Dai Quang, according to the Foreign Ministry’s statement released on September 1.
During the visit, the two countries will review and specify cooperation contents of towards further strengthening political ties and high-level delegation exchanges, said Vietnamese Ambassador to France Nguyen Ngoc Son.
The visit is expected to help accelerate joint economic projects, especially in infrastructure, climate change adaptation, science-technology, health and agriculture, he added.
Regional and international issues of common concern will also be brought to discussions.
Both sides will sign a number of new cooperation agreements in politics, economy, science-technology, agriculture and judicial affairs as well as exchange regional and international issues of mutual concern.
The two countries established diplomatic ties in April 1973 and upgraded the relationship to strategic partnership in September 2014.
Over the past four decades, France has been one of the most important European partner of Viet Nam.
France was also one of the first Western countries to support and assist Viet Nam in healing war wounds and normalizing relations with the wider world./.
By Kim Loan
