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Vietnam-Netherlands relations enjoy growth

The relationship between Vietnam and the Netherlands is thriving in all aspects from political trust to cooperation in climate change adaptation, water resources management, agriculture, and trade-economy.
Vietnam-Netherlands relations enjoy growth ảnh 1At the New Year meeting (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The relationshipbetween Vietnam and the Netherlands is thriving in all aspects from politicaltrust to cooperation in climate change adaptation, water resources management,agriculture, and trade-economy.

Charge d’Affaires Pham Toan Thang from theVietnamese Embassy in the Netherlands made the statement at a New Year meetingwith Dutch friends in The Hague on February 16.

The Netherlands is currently one of the leadingtrade partners and investors of Vietnam in the European Union, he said.

He noted that despites numerous difficulties andchallenges in 2016, Vietnam fulfilled a number of development targets,including a gross domestic product (GDP) growth of 6.21 percent, exportturnover of 175.9 billion USD, up 8.6 percnet, and a rise of 9 percent inforeign investment attraction.

Thang attributed the fruitful results to notonly Vietnam’s efforts but also the valuable support and effective cooperationof foreign partners, including Dutch ones.


He took this occasion to thank Dutch friendsfor their contributions to pushing the two countries’ rapports forward.

He expressed his belief that 2017 will be asuccessful year for the bilateral collaboration based on their friendship and effectivepartnership between the two nation’s ministries and agencies.-VNA
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