Hanoi, June 8 -- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh's working trip to France from June 7-11, his first to the European country since Vietnam and France upgraded their ties to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in October 2024, is expected to help deepen the bilateral relations in the new stage. While in France, the Government leader is scheduled to attend the 3rd United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC 3) in Nice and hold bilateral activities. Political-diplomatic relations becoming increasingly substantive Vietnam and France officially established their diplomatic relations on April 12, 1973. Over the past 50 years, the bilateral relationship has marked many significant milestones in their journey of cooperation and development. Since the u...