AEF 2026: Deputy FM Nguyen Minh Hang receives UK Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State Baroness Rosalie Winterton, promotes cooperation
WVR - On October 28, within the framework of the Autumn Economic Forum 2026 in Ho Chi Minh City, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Hang met with Baroness Rosalie Winterton, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister of State) for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs of the United Kingdom.
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| Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Hang meets with Baroness Rosalie Winterton, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister of State) for Foreign Affairs, Commonwealth and Development of the United Kingdom. (Photo: Thanh Long) |
During the meeting, Deputy Minister Nguyen Minh Hang welcomed and highly appreciated the UK Government's decision to send Baroness Rosalie Winterton to attend the Autumn Economic Forum 2026, demonstrating the UK's interest and commitment to promoting cooperative relations with Vietnam, particularly in economics, trade, and investment.
The Deputy Minister expressed delight at the positive developments in Vietnam-UK relations, especially since the two countries upgraded their relationship to a comprehensive strategic partnership in October 2025. She proposed that both sides continue to enhance exchanges and contacts at all levels, effectively utilize bilateral cooperation mechanisms, thereby deepening and making the bilateral relationship more substantive and effective.
Regarding economics, trade, and investment, Deputy Minister Nguyen Minh Hang suggested that both sides continue to closely coordinate, effectively exploit the UKVFTA and CPTPP frameworks, facilitating businesses from both countries to access markets, expand investments, and strengthen supply chain connectivity. Appreciating the UK's strengths and experience in finance, the Deputy Minister proposed that the UK share its experience and cooperate with Vietnam in building and operating an international financial center, particularly in institutional improvement, capital market development, green finance, and human resource training.
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| Overview of the meeting. (Photo: Thanh Long) |
Baroness Rosalie Winterton expressed her honour to attend the Autumn Economic Forum 2026, stating her impression with Vietnam's scale and organization, affirming that the UK values its relationship with Vietnam and wishes to continue promoting the comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries to develop more substantively and effectively. She suggested that both sides engage in specific exchanges within the framework of the strategic dialogue scheduled for next week.
Deputy Minister Nguyen Minh Hang and Baroness Rosalie Winterton agreed that there is ample room for expanding cooperation, especially in the fields of economics, finance, education and training, science and technology, and innovation. They emphasized strengthening connections between educational institutions, businesses, and financial institutions of both countries, while also promoting tourism cooperation and people-to-people exchanges to enhance understanding and ties between the peoples of the two nations. Both sides also agreed to continue strengthening coordination at multilateral forums, especially the United Nations and ASEAN-UK cooperation mechanisms, contributing to peace, stability, cooperation, and development in the region and the world.
