At the meeting, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung affirmed that Vietnam wishes and do our utmost, together with French with strong efforts to promote the strategic partnership between the two countries in all fields, politics - diplomacy; economy, trade, investment, tourism, national defense, military technology, culture and education - training and so on, more in-depth, practical, efficient and beneficial to both parties; thereby deepening the relations between the two countries and the two peoples.
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung met with President of the French National Assembly’s Foreign Affairs Committee Elisabeth Guigou
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Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung praised that the host country of France has successfully organized the COP 21; France also wants to continue to coordinate and assist Vietnam in implementing the agreement of COP 21. Leaders of Vietnam’s National Assembly and Government have urged the French legislature to support the early signing the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) to boost trade-investment links between the two countries soon to be signed and take effect.
In turn, Elisabeth Guigou said she hopes the two countries’ parliaments will increase cooperation and information exchanges in the coming time. She also expressed her confidence in the thriving relations between Vietnam and France, particularly in culture and economics.
At a separate meeting with the French guest the same day, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung said he hopes France will accelerate the ratification of the PCA and the signing of the EVFTA. He hailed France’s role as the host of the 21st Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP21) and asked France to continue to support Vietnam in implementing the global agreement reached at the conference. He confirmed Vietnam will do its utmost together with France to beef up their strategic partnership across politics-diplomacy, economics, trade, investment, tourism, military technology, culture, education and training.
Elisabeth Guigou informed her host that the French Senate will consider the Vietnam – EU Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA) on December 17 for early ratification on the outset of 2016. She said the French parliament strongly supports the strengthening of relations between the European Union (EU) and Vietnam. She noted that the French President highly valued Vietnam’s contributions to the COP 21, adding that the President said he wants to make a visit to Vietnam in the coming year.
Guigou also said France has closely followed the situation in the East Sea. She reiterated France’s viewpoint on respecting and abiding by international law, ensuring peace, stability, security, safety and freedom of navigation and aviation in the East Sea and the region.
