Economic daily "La Tribune" reports the official visit to France by Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.
From November 3-5, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh is paying an official visit to the French Republic. The visit has attracted attention and coverage from many major French newspapers, especially emphasizing that Vietnam can become a bridge between Asia and Europe both politically and economically, and that the two sides hold great potential on bilateral economic cooperation.
"Vietnam wants to assert its intermediary role in the Indo-Pacific region" is the title of an article in the major daily newspaper "l'Humanité" (Humanitarianism) of the French Communist Party. According to the article, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh's visit on the one hand conveys the message that Vietnam is ready to reopen its economy after the COVID-19 pandemic, on the other hand, choosing France for the first official visit shows Vietnam's policy of political and economic "balance”. In Paris, the Vietnamese Prime Minister is meeting with leading French economic companies and groups during the visit which is to last3 only about 48 hours.
According to "l'Humanité" newspaper, based on the strategic partnership with France as well as active membership in the "Francophone Community", Vietnam can receive the support of France to become a member of the French-speaking world to become an intermediary pillar in the relationship between Asia and Europe in the context of increasingly complex geopolitical competition in the Indo-Pacific region.
Economic daily "La Tribune" said that, despite the difficulties caused by the COVID-19 epidemic, the turnover between France and Vietnam reached an encouraging figure of EUR6.3 billion in 2020. Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh will open up great opportunities for trade, with many major contracts likely to be signed in Paris in the fields of aerospace, infrastructure, renewable energy, climate change prevention and high technology. Large French corporations such as Airbus, Thales, EDF, Total or Air Liquide with their commitments to participate in investment projects in Vietnam will be major beneficiaries of this policy of Vietnam.
Meanwhile, strengthening economic cooperation with France will help Vietnam gain deeper access to the European market, especially for agricultural and fishery products such as rice, coffee and shrimp. The "La Tribune" newspaper said that the value of trade between the two countries will return to the level before the COVID-19 pandemic this year, or even exceed it.
Vietnam is increasingly asserting its position in the international arena, following the direction of multilateralization and diversification, according to the online newspaper "Triloguenews". The proof is that Vietnam has built relationships with many major and strategic partners, including France and the European Union, and signed many important agreements such as the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) and the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP)./.