French President concludes Vietnam visitFrench President Francois Hollande left Ho Chi Minh City on September 7 afternoon, concluding a successful State-level visit to Vietnam at the invitation of his Vietnamese counterpart Tran Dai Quang. French President Francois Hollande (L) meets with President Tran Dai QuangDuring his stay from September 5-7, the French President held talks with President Tran Dai Quang, and met with Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan and Secretary of Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Dinh La Thang. The President also talked to students at the Vietnam National University-Hanoi, took a tour of the Old Quarter in Hanoi, visited the Ho Chi Minh Heart Institute and had a meeting with the French business community in Vietnam. The two sides pledged to continue promoting education-training ties and facilitating the operation of the Vietnam Culture Centre in France and the French Institute in Vietnam. On the occasion of the visit, President Tran Dai Quang and President Francois Hollande witnessed the signing and exchange of many cooperation documents and agreements between the two countries.

Source: VietNamNet News September 07, 2016 16:41 UTC