Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh (front, right) welcomes Crown Princess of Sweden Victoria Ingrid Alice Désiree before their talks in Hanoi on May 6 (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) –Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh and Crown Princess of Sweden Victoria IngridAlice Désiree discussed measures to step up the friendship and cooperationbetween Vietnam and Sweden during their talks in Hanoi on May 6.
Crown Princess Victoria Ingrid Alice Désiree and her spouse are in Vietnam foran official visit from May 6-8 at the invitation of Vice President Dang ThiNgoc Thinh.
Vice President Thinhsaid the visit is an important event in an array of activities to mark the 50th anniversary of the two countries’ diplomatic ties (1969 - 2019).
Host and guest reviewed bilateral cooperation and agreed that it has beenexpanded beyond politics-diplomacy and trade-investment to culture-education,bringing lots of benefits to their people. They asserted their determination todevelop it efficiently.
Thinh suggested the two sides continue to maintain the exchange of high-levelvisits to help create a strong driving force for the bilateral cooperation togrow in various fields.
She relayed the regards and invitation to visit Vietnam from Party GeneralSecretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong to the King and Queen of Sweden.
Crown Princess Victoria spoke highly of Vietnam’s socio-economic developmentand international integration achievements, affirming that Sweden placesimportance to developing its cooperative ties with Vietnam, a country having animportant position in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
The two sides agreed to work together to help their businesses to seek moreinvestment and business partnerships, especially in the processing and support industries,science-technology, education-training, healthcare, the environment, smarturban construction, and information-communications.
Thinh asked Sweden to continue having a strong voice supporting the settlementof disputes by peaceful means based on international law to maintain peace,security, and navigation freedom and safety in the East Sea.
She also asked Sweden to back Vietnam’s run for a non-permanent member seat atthe United Nations Security Council for the 2020-2021 term.
She proposed Sweden continue giving care and providing favourable conditionsfor the Vietnamese community to live, do business, and integrate into the host society,thus contributing to boosting the bilateral ties.
Late on the day, Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh and her spouse hosted a banquetfor Crown Princess Victoria Ingrid Alice Désiree and her spouse and entourage. -VNA
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