NA official receives UK’s Secretary of State for Scotland
Hanoi (VNA) - Chairman of the National Assembly’s Committee for External
Relations Vu
Hai Ha hosted a reception for Secretary of State for Scotland of the UK Alister Jack in
Hanoi on October 4, where he affirmed that Vietnam-UK ties
are thriving, especially since the upgrade of ties to a strategic
partnership
and the signing of the UK-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (UKVFTA).
Congratulating the UK on completing negotiations to join
the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership
(CPTPP), Ha expressed his belief that the move will serve as a lever for trade
growth between the two countries and bring practical benefits to their citizens
in the near future.
Apart
from economic and trade cooperation, he wished that the UK would continue
assisting Vietnam in building institutions and policies, training workforces and
transferring technology during the green transformation and sustainable
development process. He also hoped that the two countries would strengthen cooperation in the field of
education and training, including joint training programmes with universities
in Scotland.
He
expressed his hope that both sides will continue to facilitating the exchange of
delegations at all levels, especially high-level delegations, while offering mutual
support at multilateral forums, stepping up trade and investment cooperation,
and encouraging UK firms to increase their investments in Vietnam in the fields of
the UK’s strength that align with Vietnam's development directions.
Via
parliamentary diplomatic channels, the Vietnamese NA wishes to continue
strengthening political trust, people-to-people exchanges, expanding and
improving the effectiveness of all-around cooperation, sharing experience in
post-pandemic economic recovery, green and sustainable growth, as well as
addressing regional and global issues of mutual concern, he said.
Affirming that the CPTPP is a new-generation free trade
agreement with a large scale that opens up many opportunities for bilateral cooperation,
Jack wished that that both sides would further nurture ties across economic,
trade, and various other sectors, contributing to deepening the Vietnam-UK
strategic partnership in a more practical and effective manner.
The UK official also hoped that the Vietnamese NA and Government
will continue paying attention to removing institutional barriers, thus making it
easier for UK firms to do business in Vietnam./.