Top Vietnamese leader meets with French Prime Minister

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

68% : France is Vietnam's gateway to the European Union (EU), while Vietnam is France's gateway to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), he said.
67% : The two sides pledged to continue closely coordinating and supporting each other at the United Nations, UNESCO, the International Organisation of La Francophonie (OIF), and within the ASEAN-EU framework.
65% : Showing his support for the Vietnamese leader's proposals regarding cooperation with the EU, the French PM affirmed that France would speak up in support of Vietnam's efforts to have the IUU "yellow card" lifted and to be removed from the list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes.
63% : Highlighting the huge room for further cooperation, the two sides agreed to focus resources on promoting key and iconic projects in areas where France has strengths and Vietnam has strategic demands, such as aerospace, strategic transport infrastructure, clean energy and critical minerals.
55% : The two sides also agreed to continue effectively implementing and capitalising on the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA), with a view to further increasing bilateral trade in a balanced direction by further opening their markets to products in which each side has strengths.
52% : They concurred to continue strengthening cooperation in defence and security, United Nations peacekeeping operations, and in preventing and combating organised transnational crime, among other areas.
51% : Regarding international issues, the two sides shared a common vision of upholding multilateralism and settling conflicts by peaceful measures on the basis of the UN Charter and international law; and respecting and resolving disputes in the East Sea through peaceful measures in accordance with international law and the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).

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