VietNamNet Bridge - At a press conference held after the visit to France by Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, French Ambassador Jean - Noël Poirier said President François Hollande will pay an official visit to Vietnam in 2014.

French President François Hollande.

Speaking to the media early this week, the French Ambassador Vietnam confirmed that the visit of Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung to France achieved great success.

According to the Ambassador, during the visit, the raising of the level of relationship to strategic partnership is the most important thing that the two sides have reached.

The Ambassador stressed that no country has the comprehensive ties, with especially historical elements as Vietnam and France, with the history of two centuries.

The view of France and Vietnam are similar. Specifically, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung stated that a strategic partnership is not the last result but the beginning for deeper relationships. French Prime Minister Jean - Marc Ayrault also affirmed that partnership is an excuse to promote bilateral cooperation between the two countries.

Ambassador Jean - Noel Poirier said that behind the diplomatic statements is the determination of both parties in the implementation of the specific collaboration.

He said that French President François Hollandecung shared that when he worked with Vietnam, he had faith in this friend country and confirmed that France will strengthen and more strongly develop the relations with Vietnam.

Vietnam wishes more and more scholarships from France for Vietnamese students. France is one of the major overseas destinations of Vietnamese students but the number of students to France has slightly reduced in recent years. France will consider increasing the number of scholarships for Vietnam. This country is also willing to fund the renovation of the 100-year-old Long Bien Bridge in Hanoi.

Hong Nhi