Roussel told VOV, “We want to maintain our close bond and lift the France-Vietnam strategic partnership to the highest level. Vietnam is always on France’s priority list. We pledge everything we can do to help Vietnam obtain more doses of COVID-19 vaccine. When the first pandemic wave hit and France fell short of medical supplies, Vietnam lent us a helping hand. I hope the solidarity and cooperation between the two countries will be there forever.”
According to Roussel, the French Communist Party supports Vietnam’s COVID-19 efforts. France has worked with drugmaker Sanofi to deliver vaccines to Vietnam.