Hanoi, Sept. 18 -- Vice Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Nguyen Khac Dinh on September 18 received a delegation of the France-Vietnam Friendship Parliamentarians' Group of the French Senate, led by its Chairman Senator Alain Cadec, during their working visit to Vietnam.

Dinh welcomed the positive progress in the Vietnam-France relations, notably the upgrade to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership during the October 2024 official visit to France by Party General Secretary To Lam, who was State President then, making France Vietnam's first Comprehensive Strategic Partner within the EU.

He urged France to continue to serve as an active bridge between Vietnam and the EU, and expressed hope that the delegation's visit would help trans...