French expert pins high hope on foreign companies’ prospects in Vietnam
Former French Ambassador to Vietnam Jean-Noël Poirier has highlighted the significance of Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s freshly-ended visit to France, saying that it attracted French businesses’ special interest.
Paris (VNA) - Former French Ambassador to VietnamJean-Noël Poirier has highlighted the significance of Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham MinhChinh’s freshly-ended visit to France, saying that it attracted Frenchbusinesses’ special interest.
Inan interview granted to the Vietnam News Agency (VNA)’s correspondent in France, Poirier, who is now working as a foreign investment consultantin Vietnam and Southeast Asia, affirmed that PM Chinh’s trip was a greatsuccess and it achieved the set targets.
The two sides expressed their desire to revive cooperation activitiesbetween ministries and sectors as well as between businesses, he noted.
Former French Ambassador to Vietnam Jean-Noël Poirier. (Photo: VNA)
The French expert said after this visit by the VietnameseGovernment leader, many French companies have begun to consider the possibilityof returning to markets abroad and heading to the Southeast Asian countries,especially Vietnam, which promises a prosperous future and can bring them manycooperation opportunities.
Vietnam’spolitical and social situation has been always stable, he said, noting that this isthe reason why foreign businesses will not have to bear much risk when investing inVietnam.
However, he mentioned the cultural obstacle that the two sidesneed to solve, saying that to address cultural differences for better mutual understanding, French and Vietnamese partners should be open and showgoodwill to cooperate with each other.
The expert also expressed his belief that there will be moreVietnamese investors investing in France in the future.
According to Poirier, the Indo-Pacific region is increasinglyattracting attention from big countries in the world, including France,because this is a strategic area for international trade.
He underlined the need to ensurefreedom of navigation in the region because it is where most of global maritime tradeactivities take place./.
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Former French Ambassador to Vietnam Jean-Noël Poirier. (Photo: VNA) 
