Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh on July 30 had
a telephone talk with French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius, during
which they agreed on a number of measures to further forge the
Vietnam-France strategic partnership.
The two
countries will increase delegation exchange of all levels, while
expanding their cooperation in various areas of economics, defence,
construction, energy, education and training, and culture, they
concurred.
The two sides also lauded the success of
the Vietnamese Culture Year in France . Deputy PM Minh conveyed
Vietnamese top leaders’ invitation to French President Francois Hollande
to visit Vietnam.
He also proposed that France
advise the European Union to approve a framework agreement on
Partnership and Cooperation with Vietnam and conclude the Vietnam-EU
free trade agreement within 2014.
Deputy PM Minh
said he hopes the two countries will coordinate closely in organising
the 21 st session of the United Nation Conference of the Parties on
Climate Change scheduled for Paris in 2015.
They also touched upon regional and international issues of mutual concern, including the East Sea issue.
Fabius expressed stance of supporting the settlement of East Sea
disputes through dialogues and peaceful measures without using forces.-VNA