At the reception, he lauded the bilateral work done in marking 110 years since President Ho Chi Minh arrived in Marseille, his first destination in France as part of his journey to look for ways for national salvation.

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Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (right) and National Secretary of the French Communist Party Fabien Roussel

The PM highlighted that the Vietnamese Party, State, and people always value the solidarity and valuable support from French communists and people for Vietnam in its past struggles for independence and current national protection and development causes.

Chinh informed his guest on development orientations of Vietnam put forth at the 13th National Party Congress and outcomes of his meetings with French leaders. He lauded measures agreed between the sides to deepen the bilateral ties.

For his part, Fabien Roussel believed Chinh’s current official visit to France will create an impetus for the countries’ ties to continue to develop strongly in the future.

Praising Vietnam’s achievements in COVID-19 prevention and control, he affirmed that he will continue calling on French partners and pharmaceutical companies to help Vietnam.

Considering the relationship between the two communist parties a special and historical one, he stated leaders and members of his party always follow the progress of the Communist Party of Vietnam.

French communists have always been supporting and will continue to do their best to contribute to strengthening the sound cooperation relations between the parties, countries and the peoples of Vietnam and France.

Chinh took the occasion to convey Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong’s invitation for Fabien Roussel to visit Vietnam, which he accepted with delight.

Source: VNA