NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue begins official visit to Finland
National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue arrived in Helsinki on September 9 evening, beginning his official visit to Finland at the invitation of his Finnish counterpart Anu Vehvilainen.
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| National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue arrives in Helsinki, beginning his official visit to Finland. (Photo: VNA) |
This visit is aimed at implementing the foreign policy set by the 13th National Party Congress, contributing to further promoting the traditional friendship and multifaceted cooperation between the two countries.
From September 10-11, Hue is expected to discuss with Finnish leaders on bilateral cooperation and strategic cooperation fields, directions to strengthen legislative collaboration as well as international and regional issues of mutual concern. The two sides will also talk about how to control the COVID-19 pandemic, including cooperation in the supply of vaccines, drugs and medical supplies.
Within the framework of the visit, there will be many investment promotion and business connectivity activities between the two countries.
Since Viet Nam and Finland established diplomatic relations on January 25, 1973, the bilateral traditional friendship and multifaceted cooperation have been maintained and developed well.
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| Vietnamese Ambassador to Finland Dang Thi Hai Tam. |
Economy, trade and investment are the top priority areas of Finland in its relations with Viet Nam. Finland now ranks 70th out of 140 countries and territories investing in Viet Nam. It has provided non-refundable aid for the Southeast Asian country with a total amount of about 340 million USD since 1973.
In recent years, as Viet Nam became a middle-income country, Finland does not provide more non-refundable aid to Viet Nam in particular and to other countries around the world in general, but only continues providing aid to complete all ongoing programmes.
According to the Vietnamese Ambassador to Finland Dang Thi Hai Tam, Finland considers Viet Nam an important partner in Southeast Asia. She proposed the two sides bring into full play the complementarity of the two economies for a new stage in economic development.
The Vietnamese community in Finland is very honoured and proud to welcome the top legislator to Finland, Tam said, adding that the visit is a source of encouragement for and reflects the attention the Party and State pay to the Vietnamese community in Finland.
Currently, Finnish businesses and organisations have many initiatives and solutions that can help Viet Nam develop further and Viet Nam is also an attractive market for Finnish businesses, she added.
(Source: VNA)
