VOV.VN - General Secretary and President To Lam of Vietnam left Paris, France, on October 7 for Hanoi, successfully concluding activities within the 19th Francophonie Summit and his official visit to France from October 3 to 7 at the invitation of French President Emmanuel Macron.

Party General Secretary and State President To Lam met with President of the French Senate Gérard Larcher in Paris on October 7 afternoon (local time) within the framework of his official visit to France.

Vietnam and France have issued a joint statement on the upgrade of bilateral relationship to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership on the occasion of Party General Secretary and State President To Lam’s official visit to France from October 6-7.

VOV.VN - Top leaders of Vietnam and France decided to lift the two countries’ relations to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership during their high-level talks in Paris on October 7, making the France the first EU member state to have a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership with Vietnam.

VOV.VN - France wishes to increase cooperation with Vietnam, especially cooperation between the two countries’ enterprises, said President Emmanuel Macron during a press briefing with Party General Secretary and President To Lam of Vietnam in Paris on October 7.

VOV.VN - French Minister of the Armed Forces Sebastien Lecornu hosted a welcoming ceremony in Paris on October 7 for General Secretary and President To Lam of Vietnam who was on an official visit to France at the invitation of French President Emmanuel Macron.

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary and President To Lam of Vietnam visited the French city of Le Havre and held a working meeting with city Mayor Edouard Philippe on October 6 as part of his ongoing official visit to France.

Vietnam and France will promote collaboration in railway, sea and inland waterway transport under a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) recently signed between Minister of Transport Nguyen Van Thang and Director of the French Development Agency (AFD) Phillipe Orliange.

VOV.VN - Both Vietnam and France are presented with numerous opportunities to elevate their partnership to new heights, making it deeper and more substantive, commensurate with the potential and status of both countries regionally and globally.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and Laos have treasured a special relationship that is an invaluable asset and a rare, exemplary bond characterized by loyalty and purity in international relations, said a senior Vietnamese leader.