Chairman of the Party Central Committee’s Economic Commission Nguyen Van Binh (R) and Morten Baek, Permanent Secretary at the Danish Ministry of Energy, Utilities and Climate (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) –Politburo member and Chairman of the Party Central Committee’s EconomicCommission Nguyen Van Binh on November 5 hosted a reception for Morten Baek,Permanent Secretary at the Danish Ministry of Energy, Utilities and Climate.
Binh, who is also Secretaryof the Party Central Committee, spoke highly of the development of bilateralties, which transformed from the traditional ODA-based relationship to thecomprehensive partnership, focusing on trade and investment, green growth,energy, education and healthcare.
The bilateral relationshiphas seen stronger growth after Vietnam and Denmark set up a strategicpartnership in the fields of climate change, energy, environment and greengrowth in November 2011, and upgraded their diplomatic relations to the levelof comprehensive partnership in 2013, he added.
The Party official highlyevaluated the Vietnam Energy Outlook Report 2019 conducted by the Ministry ofIndustry and Trade’s Electricity, and Renewable Energy Authority and the DanishEnergy Agency, stressing it will provide valuable information for Vietnam tooutline a national energy development plan towards sustainable energydevelopment in tandem with protecting the environment and ensuring energysecurity.
Baek, for his part, praisedVietnam’s socio-economic development achievements. Vietnam holds huge potentialto develop renewable energy such as wind power and solar power, and Danishfirms are interested in investing in the field in the Southeast Asian country,he said.
He also affirmed the DanishGovernment’s commitment to helping Vietnam cope with climate change andsustainably develop energy./.
VNA
