epaselect epa12136033 Vietnamese President Luong Cuong (2-R) and his wife Nguyen Thi Minh Nguyet (R), French President Emmanuel Macron (2-L) and his wife Brigitte Macron (L) wave during a welcome ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi, Vietnam, 26 May 2025. Macron is on a state visit to Vietnam from 25 to 27 May 2025 EPA/LUONG THAI LINH / POOL

epa12136160 Vietnamese President Luong Cuong’s wife Nguyen Thi Minh Nguyet (3-R) and French President Emmanuel Macron’s wife Brigitte Macron (2-R) walk during a welcome ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi, Vietnam, 26 May 2025. Macron is on a state visit to Vietnam from 25 to 27 May 2025. EPA/LUONG THAI LINH / POOL

epa12136042 Vietnam's President Luong Cuong (2-L) and French President Emmanuel Macron (L) attend a welcome ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi, Vietnam, 26 May 2025. EPA/Chalinee Thirasupa / POOL

epa12136147 French President Emmanuel Macron (2-L) speaks to Vietnamese General Secretary of the Communist Party To Lam (2-R) at the Office of the Party Central Committee in Hanoi, Vietnam, 26 May 2025. Macron is on a state visit to Vietnam from 25 to 27 May 2025. EPA/LUONG THAI LINH / POOL