Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh's visit to Estonia holds historical significance, opening up new chapter in bilateral ties: Ambassador
WVR - On the occasion of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his Spouse's official visit to Estonia, Vietnamese Ambassador to Finland and Estonia Pham Thi Thanh Binh shared with the World and Vietnam Report about the significance of the visit and the potential for cooperation between the two countries.
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| Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his wife arrive in Tallinn, beginning an official visit to Estonia. (Photo: Nguyen Hong) |
The Ambassador highlighted significance and key contents of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh's visit to Estonia. This is the first high-level visit by the Head of the Vietnamese Government to Estonia since the two countries established diplomatic relations in 1992. Therefore, the visit has great historical and strategic significance, demonstrating Vietnam's respect for Estonia in its overall foreign policy of multilateralization, diversification. The visit also affirmed Vietnam's desire to deepen the friendship, trust and substantive cooperation with a technologically advanced country in the heart of Europe, Ambassador Binh said.
During the visit, the Vietnamese Government leader will hold talks with the Estonian Prime Minister, meet with the National Assembly Chairman, and attend and speak at the Vietnam-Estonia Business Forum.
In addition to high-level talks and meetings, the visit is expected to include investment promotion activities, business connections, and visits to some outstanding industrial establishments in Estonia.
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| Vietnamese Ambassador to Finland and Estonia Pham Thi Thanh Binh. (Photo: Nguyen Hong) |
Ambassador Binh also underscored opportunities for cooperation between the two countries in the field of digital transformation as Estonia has long been considered a pioneer in e-government, digital society and smart governance.
Estonia is known as a pioneer in building e-government, digital society and smart governance. Estonia's experiences, such as providing comprehensive online public services with 100% digitalized public services, building an electronic citizen identification system, protecting personal data and organizing online elections, she said, expressing hope on Estonian practical reference values for Vietnam.
Vietnam is placing great expectations and resources on digital transformation, studying Estonia’s experience in depth and seeking out substantive cooperation opportunities will bring great benefits, the Ambassador noted.
By selectively learning and adapting to specific conditions and contexts, Vietnam can shorten the path, avoid unnecessary mistakes and accelerate the process of building a prosperous, transparent and people-centered digital nation.
Cooperation with Estonia is not only an opportunity to access advanced knowledge and technology, but also an opportunity for the two countries to contribute to the development of the global digital community.
Regarding potential for investment cooperation between the two countries, Ambassador Binh recalled the visit to Vietnam in November 2024 by a delegation of leading Estonian technology companies and associations and the Estonian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, led by Estonian Ambassador to Vietnam Hannes Hanso. The visit showed Estonia’s interest not only in terms of policy but also its readiness to implement substantive cooperation with Vietnam – a dynamic market with great potential in the fields of digital transformation and information technology.
The visit was organized by Enterprise Estonia and the Embassy of Estonia in Vietnam, with the aim of enhancing Estonia's global competitiveness and promoting business development through cooperation with Vietnamese partners.
Estonian businesses are targeting Vietnam not to produce traditional goods, but to focus on technology transfer, software cooperation, providing digital solutions and high-value services. Vietnam, with a population of 100 million, a vibrant Internet market, and a strong startup platform, is completely suitable for these criteria.
The taste of Estonian businesses is very suitable for Vietnam's orientation of developing technology and the digital economy. At the same time, Estonia is a potential destination for Vietnamese businesses to access the Baltic market and the European Union, especially when both sides are members of the Vietnam-EU Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) and Estonia has ratified the Vietnam-EU Investment Protection Agreement (EVIPA).
Ambassador Binh expressed her hope that Vietnam could play a role as a bridge between Estonia and ASEAN while Estonia is currently paying great attention to the Asia-Pacific and Southeast Asia regions.
In recent years, Estonia has increasingly shown its interest in the Asia-Pacific region, especially Southeast Asia, a dynamically developing region with a young population, a rapidly growing middle class and an increasingly strategic role in the international arena, the Ambassador underlined.
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