President Nguyen Xuan Phuc receives Secretary General of the Francophonie International Organization Louise Mushikiwabo

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc receives Secretary General of the Francophonie International Organization Louise Mushikiwabo. (Source: VNA)

Attending the meeting were leaders of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Industry and Trade, Agriculture and Rural Development, Education and Training.

Also attending the meeting were representatives of OIF and OIF’s Acting Representative in the Asia-Pacific region.

At the meeting, President Nguyen Xuan Phuc highly appreciated that Ms. Mushikiwabo chose Vietnam as the first destination of the Francophone economic and trade promotion delegation, with nearly 100 businessmen from Francophone countries in all continents. to connect and seek cooperation opportunities with Vietnam.

The President emphasized that the success of the trade promotion delegation, with specific cooperation agreements signed, has contributed to consolidating and strengthening the traditional, friendly, cooperative and faithful relationship between the two countries. Vietnam with many Francophone countries.

According to the State President, the Francophone economic space has great potential for cooperation, which should be strongly promoted to contribute more to economic recovery and development in member countries.

On this occasion, the State President shared with the Secretary-General about Vietnam’s efforts in safe, flexible adaptation and effective control of the Covid-19 epidemic to create conditions to accelerate the recovery. , social economic development.

Besides economic cooperation, the President welcomed the efforts and initiatives of the Secretary-General to promote international peace, cooperation and solidarity, accelerate the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals, increase strengthen digital transformation, respond to global challenges such as epidemics, climate change, and environmental pollution, thereby contributing to affirming the role of OIF as an important global multilateral institution. , serving the common interests of the international community.

The President affirmed that Vietnam will continue to promote its role as an active and responsible member of the Francophonie, actively and actively participate in activities and contribute to the efforts of the Organization for Peace. peace, cooperation and development of member countries and the world.

In particular, the State President made a number of specific proposals on directions to promote cooperation between the two sides in the coming time, emphasizing connecting Vietnamese businesses with Francophone partners.

The President asked the Francophone community to support Vietnam in strengthening its cooperation with the African Union and to support professional and French training for Vietnamese army soldiers and upcoming police officers. participating in UN peacekeeping operations in Francophone countries in Africa.

Thanking and appreciating Francophone’s interest in the East Sea issue, the President hoped that Francophone would continue to pay attention to peace and stability in the Asia-Pacific region, and support the maintenance of international security. security and freedom of navigation as well as efforts to transform the South China Sea into a region of peace, stability and prosperity.

The President affirmed that Vietnam will continue to promote its role as an active and responsible member of the Francophonie. (Source: VNA)

Affirming that Vietnam is a very important member of Francophone, the Secretary-General welcomed Vietnam’s active role in promoting economic cooperation among Francophone members.

She said that Vietnam is an attractive market, greatly admiring the achievements in the prevention and control of the Covid-19 epidemic in Vietnam.

Francophone countries are very interested in promoting economic and trade cooperation with Vietnam.

This is also the reason why Vietnam is the first destination of the trade promotion delegation and the first member country to visit by the Secretary General after a two-year hiatus due to the Covid-19 epidemic.

Ms. Louise Mushikiwabo highly appreciated and pledged to make every effort to support State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s proposals to strengthen cooperation between Vietnam and Francophone.