At the reception (Photo: VNA)Receiving Swiss Ambassador to Vietnam Thomas Gass in Hanoi, PhanDinh Trac, Politburo member, Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV)Central Committee and Chairman of its Commission for InternalAffairs, said that the two countries’ relations are developing well in allfields.
Thomas Gass said that although he has just started hisworking term in Vietnam, he has visited 12 Swiss businesses operating inVietnam and is impressed by their achievements in the Southeast Asian nation.
Noting the results of bilateral trade and investmentcooperation over the past time have not been commensurate with the potential, he said that he will work to contribute to furtherpromoting the bilateral ties.
The diplomat also shared the way of organising theadministrative apparatus; basic risk control mechanisms; and inspection,justice, and anti-corruption work in Switzerland.
He proposed relevant agencies of the two countries exchangeand share experience in prevention and control of corruption and negativephenomena.
At the meeting, the two sides discussed issues related to thepromotion of cooperation to strengthen the bilateral relations in variousfields, especially in the post-COVID-19 period.
The Vietnamese official expressed his hope to speed up thenegotiation process towards the early signing of a free trade agreement betweenVietnam and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA), which comprises Iceland,Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland, so as to contribute to promoting andexpanding trade cooperation between Vietnam and the EFTA in general as well asbetween Vietnam and Switzerland in particular./.
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