Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attends Viet Nam-France Business Forum in Paris
VGP – Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on Wednesday attended Viet Nam-France Business Forum in Paris as part of his ongoing tour to the European country.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (4th from left) witnesses the exchange of a Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation in research and development of a hydrogen plant between Wealth Power Viet Nam and HDF Energy SA in Paris, France, June 11, 2025. Photo: VGP
The forum drew the participation of Vietnamese Minister of Science and Technology Nguyen Manh Hung, Minister Delegate for Foreign Trade and French Nationals Abroad Laurent Saint-Martin and business leaders from both countries.
Addressing the event, Prime Minister Pham briefed about Viet Nam's major development strategies on building an independent economy, streamlining the political system, reorganizing local administrations into two-tier system, cutting administrative procedures, creating breakthroughs in science and technology development, innovation and digital transformation, and advancing the development of private economic sector.
He calle on businesses from the two countries to promote cooperation and partnership in realizing projects on artificial intelligence, information technology, transport infrastructure, logistics, railway, climate change, green agriculture, energy transition among others, for mutual development and prosperity.
On the occasion, Pham witnessed the signing and exchange of cooperation deals between the two countries' businesses.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and the Vietnamese delegation lay flowers in tribute to President Ho Chi Minh at his statue in the Ho Chi Minh Space, Montreau Park in Montreuil city, France, June 11, 2025. Photo: VGP
Earlier the same day, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his spouse laid flowers in tribute to President Ho Chi Minh at his statue in the Ho Chi Minh Space, Montreau Park in Montreuil city.
The Ho Chi Minh Space is located inside the Living History Museum (Musée de l'Histoire Vivante) in Montreuil, about 15km east of Paris.
The statue of President Ho Chi Minh stands prominently within the museum grounds, alongside an exhibition room displaying photos and memorabilia related to the late Vietnamese leader's revolutionary activities in France.
