Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh meets with French Senate President Gérard Larcher
VGP - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met with President of the French Senate Gérard Larcher in Paris on June 10 (local time) in France.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (R) and President of the French Senate Gérard Larcher, Paris, June 11, 2025 - Photo: VGP/Nhat Bac
Pham congratulated France on successfully organizing major international events, including the Olympic Games, the 19th Francophonie Summit in 2024, and most recently, the 3rd UN Ocean Conference (UNOC 3).
He affirmed that Viet Nam's participation in the UNOC 3 and its ratification of the Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) demonstrated support for France's role in promoting international cooperation and enhancing sustainable marine and ocean governance and conservation.
The Prime Minister and the Senate President also agreed to promote the exchange of high-level delegations and facilitate linkages between specialized committees and friendship parliamentary groups, with the goal of sharing experience and improving the effectiveness of legislative activities.
Pham called on the French Senate to strengthen its cooperation with Viet Nam's National Assembly in approving bilateral agreements and enhancing coordination and mutual support at regional and global inter-parliamentary forums. He also urged France to soon ratify the EU-Viet Nam Investment Protection Agreement (EVIPA).
He asked Gérard Larcher to support and promote France's early confirmation of hosting the 13th Viet Nam-France Decentralized Cooperation Conference. This important mechanism fosters local and people-to-people exchanges and should be maintained and promoted, particularly as the two countries elevate their relationship to a comprehensive strategic partnership.
Both the host and the guest also exchanged views on regional and international issues of mutual interest.
The pair expressed support for ASEAN's stance on the East Sea and emphasized the importance of maintaining peace, stability, security, and freedom of navigation and overflight in the region based on the rule of law, particularly the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). They underscored the need to resolve disputes peacefully, in accordance with international law, without the use or threat of force./.
