NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan meets French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe in Paris on April 2 (Photo: VNA)
Paris (VNA) – National Assembly (NA) Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan metFrench Prime Minister Edouard Philippe on April 2 as part of her ongoing visitto France.
TheVietnamese NA leader said that her visit – the next in a series of high-levelvisits by leaders of the two countries, including the France visit of PartyGeneral Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and the Vietnam visit of PM Edouard Philippein 2018 – shows the sound relationship between the two countries and opens upnew cooperation prospects in economics, defence, culture, and education.
She saidthat following the PM’s visit, many French firms have conducted investment andbusiness activities in Vietnam.
The Vietnamesenewly-established carrier Bamboo Airways is negotiating with Airbus on aircraftpurchase, while the Vietnam Airlines and Vietjet Air will receive theirairplanes from Airbus on April 3, she said, adding that FPT Group will soon be openingits representative office in Toulouse.
She saidthat thanks to regular visits of Vietnamese and French leaders, as well as thepromotion of political-diplomatic cooperation, new economic partnership opportunitieshave been opened up for the two countries.
The toplegislator affirmed that Vietnam pays great attention to cooperation withFrance in Europe. In her meetings with leaders of the Senate and NationalAssembly of France, she proposed that the French parliament urge the EuropeanParliament to soon ratify the EU-Vietnam free trade agreement (EVFTA).
For hispart, PM Edouard Philippe conveyed his delight that the business communities ofVietnam and France have fostered their partnership.
He saidthat during his 2018 visit, he discovered that Vietnamese and French firmsshare the same wish to connect and partner with each other.
Along withaviation and aerospace, Vietnam is interested in cooperation in the satelliteindustry, the French PM said, adding that French businesses, with strength intechnology and experience, can be good partners in the field.
Noting thatthe Vietnam-France joint project to build metro line No.3 in Hanoi is progressing,he said that 2019 is an important stage for the project. The French Space in HoChi Minh City is a symbol of the Vietnam-France relations, he said, expressinghis hope that the work will be constructed soon.
Regardingthe EVFTA, he affirmed that France will always support Vietnam and hopes that thedeal will be signed and ratified soon.
NAChairwoman Ngan said that the Vietnamese side will speed up the procedures sothat the French Space in HCM City will be implemented soon. –VNA
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NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan meets French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe in Paris on April 2 (Photo: VNA) 
