Paris, Sept. 8 -- General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President To Lam's upcoming official visit to France and attendance at the International Space Summit in Paris will provide fresh impetus to bilateral ties and help concretise the strategic vision established when the two countries elevated their relations to a comprehensive strategic partnership in 2024, according to former Vietnamese Ambassador to France Dinh Toan Thang. Thang, who has more than 30 years of close connections with France and Europe, said Vietnam-France relations have been built on a firm foundation of historical ties, mutual respect and increasingly extensive cooperation. Thang said Vietnam and France have gradually built a broad ...