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Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh arrives in France

The Prime Minister begins his official visit to France on November 3-5, after attending the COP26 conference in Glasgow, Scotland.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh arrived in Paris at 13:30 (19:30 Hanoi time), embarking on his first official bilateral visit to a European country since he took office. It is also the last visit by a senior Vietnamese leader to France since 2019.

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Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh arrives in Paris, France on November 3. Videos: Vo Thanh.

France is expected to hold a welcoming ceremony for Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh at 17:10 (23:10 Hanoi time). According to French Ambassador to Vietnam Nicolas Warnery, France will give Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh a very high welcome.

After the welcoming ceremony, the Vietnamese and French government leaders will hold talks and witness the signing of the cooperation document. Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh is also scheduled to meet with French President Emmanuel Macron, President of the French Senate and House of Representatives.





Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh at Orly airport in Paris on November 3.  Photo: Vo Thanh.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh at Orly airport in Paris on November 3. Photo: Vo Thanh.

Vietnamese and France established diplomatic relations at the ambassadorial level on April 12, 1973, signed a joint statement on strategic partnership since September 2013.

France is currently Vietnam’s fifth-largest European trading partner. Trade turnover in 2020 will reach US$4.81 billion, down 10% from US$5.3 billion in 2019.

In July this year, France was ranked third among European countries and ranked 16th out of 140 countries and regions investing in Vietnam. Vietnamese, with 605 projects, the total registered investment capital reaches 3.6 billion USD. Vietnamese companies have invested in France in 9 projects with a total investment capital of 3.04 million USD.

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