Hanoi (VNA) – Prime MinisterMark Rutte of the Netherlands will pay an official visit to Vietnam on April 9.
The visit will be made at theinvitation of Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, the Foreign Ministry said in anannouncement on April 4.
The Netherlands is an important partner of Vietnam in Europe,and Vietnam always attaches importance to its friendly relations and effectivemultifaceted cooperation with the Netherlands, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc hasaffirmed at a reception for newly-accredited Dutch Ambassador to Vietnam ElsbethAkkerman in Hanoi on March last month.
Trade and investment cooperation between Vietnamand the Netherlands have been growing steadily, with the latter currentlyVietnam’s largest export market in the EU.
As of the end of 2017, the trade values between the twonations exceeded 7.77 billion USD.
The Netherlands ranked 11th out of 126 countries andterritories investing in Vietnam, with a total registered capital of 8.17billion USD, becoming the biggest among EU investors in Vietnam.-VNA