Appointment decision presented to Viet Nam’s Honorary Consul to Switzerland
Vietnamese Ambassador to Switzerland Le Linh Lan on October 21 presented a decision to officially appoint Dr. Philipp Rosler - former Deputy Prime Minister of Germany, as the first-ever Honorary Consul of Viet Nam to Switzerland.
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| Dr. Philipp Rosler - former Deputy Prime Minister of Germany is the first-ever Honorary Consul of Viet Nam to Switzerland. (Photo: cafebiz) |
In her speech at the handover ceremony, Ambassador Lan congratulated Dr. Rosler on his new role and emphasised the importance of Switzerland to Viet Nam and the potential for cooperation and partnership between the two countries.
Especially, 2021 will mark the 50th founding anniversary of diplomatic relations, and 30 years of development cooperation between the two countries, she said.
In recent years, the Viet Nam-Switzerland cooperation has developed strongly, with Switzerland becoming an important trade, investment and economic partner of Viet Nam.
In 2019, two-way trade reached 3.6 billion USD. About 140 Swiss companies including world-class names such as Nestle, ABB, Novartis, Roche, and Holcim, have invested in Viet Nam and reaped success with a total investment capital of nearly 2 billion USD.
Switzerland is currently the sixth largest European investor in Viet Nam.
Talking to the media, Rosler said many Swiss companies want to make field trips to Viet Nam to explore business opportunities in the Southeast Asian nation.
Swiss businesses pin high hope on the upcoming visit of Vietnamese President Nguyen Xuan Phuc to Switzerland, he said.
At a roundtable on business prospects and opportunities in the field of digital transformation and startup ecosystem in Viet Nam which took place after the handover ceremony, representatives from Swiss businesses shared their experience in doing business in the Vietnamese market.
They said that Viet Nam is a dynamic country and an open market for foreign investors.
A number of Swiss businesses that have been operating in Viet Nam such as Zuellig Pharma and Bellecapital believed that Viet Nam's economy will continue to maintain a fast growth rate in the next 10-15 years.
(Source: VNA)
