British naval patrol vessel pays friendly visit to HCM City
HMS Spey, the British Royal Navy’s offshore patrol vessel, anchored at Ho Chi Minh City’s port on February 7, beginning a five-day friendship visit to the city on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
HMS Spey, the British Royal Navy’s offshore patrol vessel, anchored at Ho Chi Minh City’s port on February 7. (Photo: VNA)
HCM City (VNA) – HMS Spey, the British Royal Navy’s offshore patrolvessel, anchored at Ho Chi Minh City’s port on February 7, beginning a five-day friendship visit to the city on the occasion of the 50th anniversaryof diplomatic relations between the two countries.
Iain Frew, the new UK Ambassador to Vietnam, said that the visitwill help deepen the already close relationship between the two countries. He addedthat the two countries share common concerns, including maritimesecurity, and sustainable development.
The vessel begins a five-day friendship visit to HCM Cityy on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries. (Photo: VNA)
During their stay in the city, the vessel’s 46 officers andcrewmembers will pay a courtesy visit to the leaders of the municipal People'sCommittee and the Military Region 7 High Command; and visit the Naval Region 2.
They will also participate in sport and cultural exchangeswith officers and soldiers of the Naval Region 2, and tour several historicaland cultural relic sites in Ho Chi Minh City./.
There remains potential for Vietnam and the UK to tap the UK-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (UKVFTA) and expand bilateral trade ties, said Ngo Chung Khanh, Deputy Director General of the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT)’s Multilateral Trade Policy Department.
Minister of State Greg Hands of the UK Department for International Trade arrived in Hanoi on February 1 for high-level trade talks on how the UK joining of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) will boost the economic firepower of the world’s most dynamic trade bloc, according to the British Embassy.
