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• Vietnam's Party leader meets French Prime Minister
• Party leader Nguyen Phu Trong begins official visit to France
• Party leader leaves Hanoi for official visit to France

Upon his departure after three days in France, the Vietnamese leader sent a thank-you letter to President Emmanuel Macron.

The letter wrote that he and the Vietnamese high-ranking delegation were delight at fruitful outcomes of the visit, which took place on the occasion of the two countries marking 45 years of bilateral relations and five years of strategic partnership.

“We believe that good outcomes of the visit and several cooperation pacts signed between the two countries across fields will open up a new chapter for bilateral ties, with cooperation strengthened towards effectiveness for benefits of our people, as well as for peace, stability, collaboration and development.”

He said he was impressed by an innovative and dynamic France, which is proving its increasingly important role in Europe and the world.  

Party chief Trong expressed his sincere thanks to President Emmanuel Macron and other French leaders for their warm welcome to the Vietnamese delegation.

He wished the European country more successes and the bilateral strategic partnership increasingly fruitful development.