Politburo Member, Foreign Minister Le Hoai Trung welcomes Icelandic Foreign Minister in Hanoi
WVR/VNA - On October 18, Politburo Member and Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung met with Icelandic Foreign Minister Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir during her visit to Vietnam, marking the signing of the Free Trade Agreement between Vietnam and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) countries.
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| Politburo Member, Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung and Icelandic Foreign Minister. (Photo: Thanh Long) |
Minister Le Hoai Trung highly appreciated the positive development of multifaceted cooperation between Vietnam and Iceland, emphasising that there remains significant potential to be further effectively tapped. The Minister welcomed Iceland's positive contributions, particularly those of the Icelandic Foreign Minister, in negotiating and signing the Free Trade Agreement between Vietnam and EFTA. Minister Le Hoai Trung proposed that the Foreign Ministries of both countries continue to closely cooperate, leveraging their roles as focal agencies to further enhance bilateral cooperation. This includes coordinating with relevant agencies to promptly implement the newly signed Free Trade Agreement, opening up new opportunities for the people and businesses of both countries.
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| Foreign Minister Le Hoai Trung welcomes Iceland's positive contributions, particularly those of the Icelandic Foreign Minister, in negotiating and signing the Free Trade Agreement between Vietnam and EFTA. (Photo: Thanh Long) |
Agreeing with Minister Le Hoai Trung's assessments, the Icelandic Foreign Minister highly valued Vietnam's role and position in the region and expressed a desire to work with Minister Le Hoai Trung to further strengthen bilateral cooperation in areas of strength and potential that align with the cooperation needs of both countries, particularly in economics, trade-investment, and energy infrastructure. The Icelandic Foreign Minister affirmed that the people and businesses of Iceland have high expectations for the opportunities and potential arising from the commitments recently achieved in the Free Trade Agreement between Vietnam and EFTA.
On this occasion, Icelandic Foreign Minister Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir invited Minister Le Hoai Trung to visit Iceland at a convenient time.
