Party leader Nguyen Phu Trong is welcomed at Orly airport in Paris on March 26, 2018.

Following the ceremony, Mr Trong visited the Paris Peace Accords Square in Choisy le Roi city and met French friends who supported Vietnam’s resistance war against the American army. 

“Negotiations for the Paris Peace Accords from 1968 to 1973 were closely associated with Vietnam’s struggle for national independence and freedom as well as progressive people’s fight for peace. They have formed an unforgettable part of the memory of many people in Vietnam and Choisy le Roi. The signing of the Paris Peace Accords is the victory of Vietnamese people and anti-war movements staged by the international community including peace lovers in Choisy le Roi,” the Party leader stressed.       

Party leader Nguyen Phu Trong, Mayor Patrice Bessas, and the Vietnamese delegation lay wreaths at the Ho Chi Minh statue in Montreuil city, March 25, 2018.

Earlier, Mr Trong and the Vietnamese delegation laid wreaths at the statue of President Ho Chi Minh and visited the Ho Chi Minh Space at Montreuil Park in Montreuil city.

Mayor Patrice Bessas said he was honored to welcome Party leader Nguyen Phu Trong, whose visit coincided with the celebration of the 45th anniversary of Vietnam-France diplomatic ties and the 5th anniversary of their strategic partnership.

Bessas said Montreuil will continue to strengthen its cooperation with Hai Duong province with which it established friendly and cooperative relations in 1999.

Party leader Trong said: “Vietnam and France have enjoyed a special, long-lasting relationship. During his first days in France, President Ho Chi Minh established close ties between the two peoples. We would like to thank members of the French Communist Party and the French people as a whole for supporting Vietnam during its long revolutionary struggle. Bilateral ties are growing strongly today.”  

In an interview the Vietnam News Agency on this occasion, Denis Rondepierre, Politburo member and standing member of the Secretariat of the French Communist Party (PCF) said that Mr Trong’s visit will boost cooperation in culture, education, training, economics, defense, security and ensuring peace in the region.