Hanoi, March 6 -- Vietnam attaches importance to its cooperation with the Francophone community and pledges to contribute to the realisation of the shared goals, Deputy Prime Minister Bui Thanh Son told Secretary-General of the International Organisation of La Francophonie (OIF) Louise Mushikiwabo in Hanoi on March 6.

Son expressed pleasure at welcoming her back to Vietnam at a pivotal moment following the end of the 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam, the country's major political gathering held in January.

He affirmed that the Congress had set key development goals and orientations for the coming time, including strengthening the implementation of the foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, self-strengthen...