Hanoi, Sept. 7 -- Profound shifts in the geopolitical landscape are underscoring the need for Vietnam and France to deepen their Comprehensive Strategic Partnership through more concrete and ambitious cooperation programmes, according to former French Ambassador to Vietnam Claude Blanchemaison. Speaking to Vietnam News Agency correspondents in Paris ahead of General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President To Lam's official visit to France, Blanchemaison said the establishment of the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership was a logical step in bilateral ties, which had gained strong momentum since President Francois Mitterrand's visit to Hanoi in February 1993 - the first visit to Vietnam by a Western head ...