With this decision, France is the 8th country in the world to have such a level of relationship with Việt Nam, after China, Russia, India, South Korea, the United States, Japan and Australia. Việt Nam and France have aligned on major directions and measures to ensure this partnership deepens and becomes more practical, fitting the new context of Việt Nam-France cooperation. Lâm congratulated France and President Macron on successfully hosting the 2024 Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games, and especially 19th Francophonie Summit in October. They pledged to continue promoting concessional loans and Official Development Assistance (ODA) for Việt Nam and encouraging businesses to fully realise the benefits of the EU-Việt Nam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA). On this occasion, Lâm invited Macron to visit Việt Nam soon and the French leader accepted the invitation with pleasure.
