French press praises President Hollande's visit to Vietnam

French press unanimously reported that the French President's visit to Vietnam was a great success in both diplomatic and economic terms.

Along with political commitments and a total of 16 cooperation agreements in many fields, the Airbus aircraft purchase contracts with a total value of 6.5 billion euros are one of the highlights demonstrating the success of cooperation between Vietnam and France, highlighted by the French press.

News about French President Hollande's visit to Vietnam in Le Monde newspaper.

Le Monde newspaper commented: With a growth rate of 6.7% in 2015, Vietnam is one of the most dynamic economies in Southeast Asia. Since 1990, the Gross Domestic Product per capita in this country has tripled.

However, the newspaper also highlighted the imbalance in the trade balance, in which France still has a trade deficit with Vietnam, with a deficit of 2.7 billion euros last year (mainly imported phones and garments).

The newspaper quoted the French President as saying when meeting with French and Vietnamese business owners: “We want to support more French investment and trade agreements with Vietnam. We encourage French businesses to invest in Vietnam.”

Le Figaro newspaper published an article titled “The French President's visit emphasizes the economic aspect”, emphasizing that, despite a “turbulent” past, the economic, cultural and higher education cooperation between the two countries is very close.

Le Point newspaper highlighted the Airbus aircraft purchase agreements, affirming that Vietnam wants to rapidly develop its aircraft fleet, with the three major Vietnamese airlines, the national carrier Vietnam Airlines and the two low-cost carriers Jetstar Pacific and Vietjetair, purchasing a total of 40 A350, A320 and A321 aircraft.

The article emphasizes that Southeast Asia, including Vietnam, is a profitable market for low-cost airlines, as more and more middle-income customers are flying for the first time.

With the title "Airbus reaps many contracts during the French President's visit to Vietnam", Capital.fr highly appreciated the economic success of this trip in general, and of the famous French aircraft manufacturer in particular.

Capital newspaper highlighted the economic aspect of Mr. Hollande's visit.

“Why President Francois Hollande Visits Vietnam”, an article in the Huffington Post, analyzes the France-Vietnam cooperative relationship in great detail, emphasizing that President Hollande’s official visit takes place in the context of two countries with a long history, once in conflict and pain, but now moving forward together, innovating and cooperating. The article affirms that France wants to maintain excellent relations with one of the most attractive countries in the Southeast Asian region.

The article commented that Vietnam has had a miraculous recovery and development after the war with economic development, regional and international integration and the goal of becoming a strongly industrialized country from now until 2035 with an annual growth rate of about 7%.

The article also stated that Vietnam's strength is its young population, with 60% of the population under 30 years old; and one of the priorities of the Vietnamese government is to promote education and enhance the capacity of the young generation. Regarding French-Vietnamese cooperation, the article affirmed the close and effective relationship between the two countries.

News about Mr. Hollande's visit in the Huffington Post.

In 2015, Vietnam was France's 5th largest customer in the ASEAN bloc, up from 6th in 2014. The article concluded that the visit of French President Francois Hollande will be an opportunity to develop new cooperation prospects with Vietnam, a country with great potential and ready to become a new "Asian Tiger"./.

According to VOV