Deputy PM meets delegation from France’s largest employer federation
Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha received a delegation of the Mouvement des Entreprises de France (MEDEF) or the Movement of French Enterprises - the largest employer federation in France on November 18 in Hanoi.
Francois Corbin, Vice President of MEDEF International in charge of coordination in the ASEAN region, and the French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs' special representative for economic relations in the ASEAN region speaks at the meeting with Deputy PM Tran Hong Ha. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha received a delegation of the Mouvement des Entreprises de France (MEDEF) or the Movement of French ﷽Enterprises - the largest employer federation in France on November 18 in Hanoi.
The delegation is led by Francois Corbin, Vice President of MEDEF International in charge of coordination in the ASEAN region, and the French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs' special representative for economic relations in the ASEAN region.
Appreciating the visit, Ha emphasised that this is the first working session between a leader of the Government of Vietnam and a French delegation to implement the outcomes of the visit to France by Party General Secretary and then State President To Lam in October 2024.
The Deputy PM said he hopes that after the visit, French enterprises will identify key investment cooperation fields and projects that suit the needs and strengths of Vietnam.
“Enterprises of the two countries need to have a mechanism to meet and exchange to promote cooperation plans in each stage in the spirit of the comprehensive strategic partnership," he noted.
French Ambassador to Vietnam Olivier Brochet and Francois Corbin said that French enterprises are looking for investment opportunities in Vietnam in the fields of renewable energy, nuclear power, high-speed railway, urban railway, exploitation and processing of strategic minerals, education, health care, and food.
They not only pay attention to production and business projects but also shares Vietnam's determination in building and perfecting institutions, researching and transferring technology, and training human resources.
On this occasion, the Vietnamese Deputy PM assigned the Ministries of Industry and Trade, Transport, Agriculture and Rural Development, and Construction to work directly with French enterprises, and connect them with Vietnamese companies and localities in specific projects./.
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