Hanoi, May 13 -- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh affirmed that Vietnam always attaches importance to its relations with France - its first comprehensive strategic partner in the European Union - while receiving French Ambassador to Vietnam Olivier Brochet on May 13. PM Chinh expressed his delight at the substantial and tangible progress in bilateral relations since the two countries upgraded their ties to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership during the October 2024 visit to France by Party General Secretary To Lam, who was also State President then. Affirming his readiness to intensify strategic trust and deepen multi-faceted cooperation, Chinh proposed both sides review and concretise the high-level agreements reached during the Party ch...