He underscored the need to lift bilateral ties to a greater height via theestablishment of the strategic partnership across education-training,innovation, clean technology, water resources management and forestry.
He also expressed his delight at visiting Vietnam in 2018 on the occasion ofthe 45th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties while extendingsympathy with Vietnam over big losses in humans and property in recent floods.
Thinh asked Finland to actively support Vietnam – European Union ties,especially the signing and adoption of the European Union – Vietnam Free TradeAgreement (EVFTA).
Sheand the PM agreed on measures to boost economic-trade ties by facilitating thetwo countries’ business operations in potential fields such as informationtechnology and communications, clean water supply, forest wood industry,renewable energies, among others.
Hostand guest discussed the importance of maintaining global peace and security andworking closely together at the United Nations, the Asia-Europe Meeting, theASEAN and the European Union, and other multilateral forums to achieve thegoal.
MeetingSpeaker of the Parliament of Finland Maria Lohela, Thinh thanked the Finnishparliament, government and people for considering Vietnam a priority partner indevelopment policies and providing support for the country in the past fightfor independence and national development at present.
Sheexpressed wish that Finland will continue maintaining the supply of officialdevelopment assistance (ODA) to Vietnam to cope with climate change, affirmingthat the Vietnamese government will continue working closely with Finland tobuild projects that effectively use Finland’s ODA.
Lohela,in reply, said the Finnish parliament will continue encouraging domestic firmsto do business in Vietnam, adding that there remains room for bilateralcooperation.
She noted that parliamentary cooperation is one of the efficient cooperationchannels in Vietnam-Finland relations.
Expressingsympathy with human and property losses caused by the recent flood in Vietnam,she committed support to Vietnam to cope with adverse impacts of climatechange.
Thetwo sides vowed to reinforce ties in fields of Finland’s strength and Vietnam’sdemand and uphold the bridging role of the Vietnamese nationals in Finland.-VNA