French Ambassador meets with Prime Minister, reiterating France's status as priority partner
Vietnam and France Bolster Comprehensive Strategic Partnership
Hà Nội - With excitement, Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính expressed Vietnam's commitment to its relationship with France, its premier global partner in the European Union, during a meeting with French Ambassador Olivier Brochet on May 13.
The Prime Minister was elated about the impressive growth in bilateral ties since the two nations elevated their relationship to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership during Party General Secretary Tô Lâm's visit to France in October 2024.
Both leaders voiced their determination to boost strategic trust and widen cooperative ventures across an array of domains, including finance, trade, investment, culture, heritage, architecture, education, and skill development. In addition, they are exploring promising new areas such as cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, aerospace, green transition, nuclear energy, and human resource training.
Chính encouraged the signing of bilateral agreements focusing on health, science, technology, innovation, and digital transformation, aligning with the breadth and depth of their partnership. The ambassador echoed these sentiments, emphasizing that Vietnam is among France's crucial priority partners in the Asia-Pacific region and expressing France's resolve to further strengthen ties with both Vietnam and ASEAN.
Together, they pledged to maintain close interaction to deepen their Vietnam - France Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, proposing specific projects in areas such as security, defense, infrastructure, transportation, and urban railways. In addition, both countries will focus on collaborative initiatives to tackle multilateral issues in organizations like the United Nations, International Organisation of La Francophonie, and ASEAN-EU cooperation framework.
France, with its significant influence in the EU, was encouraged by PM Chính to keep working as a catalyst to promote Vietnam-EU relations. Both nations are dedicated to joint efforts in advancing multilateralism, upholding international law, and endorsing French proposals to address regional and global challenges, particularly concerning climate change, environmental preservation, aviation, and maritime security. - VNA/VNS
** boosting strategic trust,**As part of their efforts to solidify their Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, both countries are looking to bolster strategic trust and broaden cooperative ventures across an array of domains, including economy, trade, investment, culture, heritage, architecture, education, and employee development. New areas of collaboration under consideration or development include cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, aerospace, green transition, nuclear energy, and human resources training.
** Specific cooperation projects in the fields of**Security, defense, infrastructure development (including transportation and urban railways), and minerals exploitation are priority areas for focused cooperation projects between the two sides.
** Key Initiatives**A joint launch of the France-Vietnam Year of Innovation in collaboration with Vietnam’s National Innovation Centre in 2025 highlights France's dedication to supporting Vietnam’s digital and energy transition, making it one of the key initiatives under the umbrella of the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. The collaboration also consists of environment-related projects, two major new initiatives in this field, and a focus on addressing global challenges such as climate change, environmental protection, and ensuring aviation and maritime security.
Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính (right) had talks with French Ambassador to Việt Nam Olivier Brochet on May 13 in Hà Nội. - VNA/VNS Photo
** Environment and Global Challenges**Environmental conservation efforts are a priority, with two major new initiatives in this field announced within the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership framework. Both nations seek to jointly address global challenges, such as climate change, environmental protection, and ensuring aviation and maritime security.
** Support for Vietnam’s Sovereignty**France respects Vietnam’s sovereignty and independence and commits to supporting Vietnam in maintaining these, particularly within the current global context of challenges to peace and stability. Both countries strive to work together on regional and global peace, especially within ASEAN, and to uphold Vietnam’s sovereignty.
- The leaders expressed their shared intention to strengthen strategic trust and expand collaborative efforts in a multitude of domains, encompassing finance, trade, investment, culture, heritage, architecture, education, and labor development.
- New areas of mutual collaboration under exploration include cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, aerospace, climate transition, nuclear energy, and human resources training.
- Security, defense, infrastructure development (including transportation and urban railways), and minerals exploitation are designated as priority areas for joint projects.
- A joint launch of the France-Vietnam Year of Innovation in 2025 is one of the key initiatives, focusing on digital and energy transition, under the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.
- Environmental conservation efforts are a priority, with two major new initiatives in this field announced within the partnership framework.
- Both nations aim to jointly address global challenges, such as climate change, environmental protection, and ensuring aviation and maritime security.
- France respects Vietnam's sovereignty and independence and commits to supporting Vietnam in maintaining these, particularly within the current global context of challenges to peace and stability.
- Both countries strive to work together on regional and global peace, especially within ASEAN, and to uphold Vietnam’s sovereignty.
- France, with its significant influence in the EU, was encouraged to keep working as a catalyst to promote Vietnam-EU relations, focusing on joint efforts in advancing multilateralism, endorsing proposals to address regional and global challenges, and strengthening ties with both Vietnam and ASEAN.
