Speaking to the media on the occasion of the Vietnamese PM’s visit to France to attend the conference, co-hosted by France and Costa Rica, and engage in a range of bilateral activities, the diplomat remarked that Vietnam’s presence and voice at the conference are particularly meaningful.

Vietnam’s Party General Secretary and State President To Lam and French President Emmanuel Macron highlighted the growing relationship between the two countries at a press briefing before their talks in Paris on October 7.

As part of his official visit to France, Party General Secretary and State President To Lam met with Nguyen Hai Nam, Chairman of the France-Vietnam Friendship Association (AAFV) in Paris on October 7.

Vietnamese Ambassador to France Dinh Toan Thang has expressed profound sorrow which he shared with embassy staff, Vietnamese representative agencies, the Vietnamese community in France, and French friends on the passing of General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong.

A commemoration of Ho Chi Minh’s 128th birth anniversary took place at the memorial site dedicated to the late Vietnamese President in Montreau Park in the French city of Montreuil.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong concluded his official visit to France on March 28, leaving for the next trip to Cuba.