Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Secretary Le Thanh Hai emphasized this at a reception for FCP National Secretary Pierre Laurent, who is on his first official visit to Vietnam at the invitation of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV). 

Mr. Hai spoke highly of Mr. Laurent’s visit, saying that it will help strengthen the traditional friendship between the two Parties. 

HCM City has had effective cooperation programmes and projects with two French localities, namely Lyon and Rhone-Alpes Region in the areas of culture, preservation, education, health, science and technology, Hai said. 

Pierre Laurent affirmed that the FCP always respects Vietnamese comrades and memorises the struggle that the two parties had stood side by side. 

The FCP leader expressed his belief that the cooperation between the two Parties will further develop in the future.