Party General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong on July 14 cabled a message of congratulations to French President Emmanuel Macron on the occasion of the 231st anniversary of France’s Bastille Day (July 14, 1789).
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| Party General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong (Photo: VNA) |
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc also extended congratulations to his French counterpart Jean Castex.
On this occasion, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh sent a congratulatory message to Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Yves Le Drian.
Vietnam and France established diplomatic ties in 1973 and lifted their relations to a strategic partnership in 2013.
