Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh held separate meetings with French President Emmanuel Macron and Secretary-General of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Mathias Cormann in Johannesburg on November 23, on the occasion of their attendance at the G20 Summit in South Africa.

The two leaders expressed their determination to further strengthen Viet Nam–France relations, positioning each country as a bridge for the other in Asia and Europe.