Affirming that Việt Nam regards Ethiopia as an important partner in Africa, PM Hưng called for stronger political trust and more delegation exchanges, especially among ministries, sectors and businesses, to explore trade, investment and business opportunities.
Beyond political ties, the Vietnamese, Russian and French leaders placed strong emphasis on translating existing agreements into concrete results in economy, trade, investment, science and technology, and education and training.
PM Lê Minh Hưng proposed the AIIB work closely with Vietnamese ministries, sectors and localities to develop a medium- and long-term portfolio of cooperation projects in line with Việt Nam's socio-economic development orientations and the AIIB's priorities.
Việt Nam always attaches importance to its special friendship with Cuba, closely follows the situation in the Caribbean island nation, shares difficulties and challenges with Cuba, and stands ready to provide support within its capacity, Prime Minister Lê Minh Hưng said.
The two leaders expressed determination to step up measures to achieve the target of US$25 billion in bilateral trade at an early date and facilitate market access for products from both countries, particularly pharmaceuticals, agricultural products, fisheries and livestock products.
Việt Nam has significant opportunities to deepen its engagement with BRICS, particularly as India assumes the group's chairmanship in 2026 and bilateral ties have been upgraded to an Enhanced Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, according to Vietnamese Trade Counsellor in India Bùi Trung Thưởng.
Former French Ambassador to Việt Nam Serge Degallaix has stressed the need to turn the closeness and high-level political trust between Việt Nam and France into concrete, sustainable projects, bringing bilateral cooperation more in line with the two countries' potential.
Prime Minister Lê Minh Hưng and a high-ranking delegation of Việt Nam laid a wreath at the statue of President Hồ Chí Minh in G20 Park in the Indian capital of New Delhi on September 12 as part of his two-day trip to attend the 18th BRICS Summit and hold bilateral engagements in India.
Việt Nam has been a BRICS partner country since June 2025. PM Lê Minh Hưng's attendance at the 18th BRICS Summit in India is of great significance. It provides an opportunity for Việt Nam to further consolidate and deepen its relations with India, the 2026 BRICS Chair, while strengthening ties with BRICS member and partner countries.
Prime Minister Lê Minh Hưng and a high-ranking delegation of Việt Nam left Hà Nội on September 12 morning for the 18th BRICS Summit and bilateral activities in India from September 12-13, at the invitation of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
General Secretary of the Communist Party of Việt Nam Central Committee and President Tô Lâm, his wife, and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation left Paris late on September 11, concluding their successful official visit to France and attendance at the International Space Summit at the invitation of French President Emmanuel Macron.
Việt Nam and France have issued a joint statement on promoting the implementation of their comprehensive strategic partnership framework on the occasion of General Secretary of the Communist Party of Việt Nam Central Committee and President Tô Lâm's official visit to France.
The materials include a reproduction of the front page of the August 24, 1945 issue of Cứu Quốc (National Salvation) Newspaper, its first publicly printed edition after previously being secretly circulated in handwritten form, featuring the Vietnamese national flag; and documents and reports on Nguyễn Ái Quốc's activities related to the establishment and orientation of the Communist Party of Annam.
General Secretary and President Lâm stressed that while the experts work in different fields, they all share a fundamental common view that Việt Nam can achieve rapid, sustainable growth and greater self-reliance only by building robust scientific and technological capacity and fully pooling the brainpower of Vietnamese talents at home and abroad.
Việt Nam’s BRICS attendance gives it a platform to engage members and partners, debate global and regional governance, especially economic and development issues tied to emerging and developing economies; and identify directions and solutions. That supports Việt Nam’s shift “from engaging in rule-making to contributing to shaping rules”, raising its voice in international frameworks, rules and standards, and cementing its global standing.
Economic ties have continued to grow across trade, investment and development cooperation. Bilateral trade surpassed $5 billion in the first eight months of 2026, with Việt Nam exporting $3.1 billion worth of goods to France and importing $1.9 billion worth of products from the European country.
The discussions showed that both countries attach importance to Việt Nam’s role, position, potential and growth prospects, and highly value the Vietnamese Party and State’s vision and recent reforms. Parliaments and political parties of both countries expressed their desire to accompany Việt Nam’s development, further tightening the Vietnam-RoK Comprehensive Strategic Partnership and the Vietnam-Mongolia Comprehensive Partnership.
Viêt Nam attaches importance to and wishes to further deepen comprehensive cooperation with Poland, both bilaterally and multilaterally. The country is determined to effectively implementing high-level commitments and agreements to make bilateral ties more substantive and effective and bring them to a new level.
