Vietnam upgrades ties with France to highest level

The pass underlined Vietnam’s an increasing number of strategic role as a necessary link in global present chains and is the most modern success for its versatile international policy identified as “bamboo diplomacy”

Reuters

08 October, 2024, 12:30 pm

Final modified: 08 October, 2024, 12:31 pm

Vietnam and France own formally upgraded their relatives to a “comprehensive strategic partnership”, Vietnam’s perfect diploma, in some unspecified time in the future of a drag to by Vietnamese President To Lam to Paris.

The pass underlined Vietnam’s an increasing number of strategic role as a necessary link in global present chains and is the most modern success for its versatile international policy identified as “bamboo diplomacy”.

Lam and French President Emmanuel Macron discussed rising security and defence cooperation, in accordance with a joint statement released on Monday after the upgrade.

The leaders agreed to enhance cooperation in fresh areas comparable to aerospace, artificial intelligence, and airport transport infrastructure, it added.

After a string of deals in most modern years, Vietnam’s diversified seven top companions now consist of america, China, India, South Korea, Japan, Russia and Australia.

Total commerce turnover between Vietnam and France stood at $3.4 billion in basically the most critical eight months of this 300 and sixty five days, 6.9% better than the the same duration of 2023, professional info showed.