Danish Crown Prince Frederik is on a visit to Vietnam from Nov.27 to Dec. 1 at the invitation of Vice State President Nguyen Thi Doan.
After an official welcome ceremony on Nov. 28, the Danish Crown Prince was received by State and Government leaders.
During his meeting with Vice State President Nguyen Thi Doan inHanoi the same day, the two leaders expressed their pleasure at thedevelopment of the friendship and multifaceted cooperation between thetwo countries, especially in economics, trade and investment,development cooperation education and scientific research.
They stressed the need to maintain regular high-ranking visitsbetween the two countries, creating a momentum for fostering bilateralties in the future.
The two leaders spoke highlyof the establishment of a Vietnam-Denmark strategic partnership inclimate change, environment, energy and green growth, during thePrince’s visit.
Vice President Doan thankedDenmark for its ODA provision for Vietnam , which she said hashelped the country reduce poverty and successfully implement manyMillennium Development Goals (MDG) set by the United Nations.
She also expressed thanks for Denmark ’s commitment to providingmore ODA for Vietnam , focusing on climate change, scientificresearch and development of environmentally friendly technologies.
Prince Frederik said that his delegation, including representativesof nearly 80 businesses and more than 30 educational organisations,reflects Denmark ’s determination to strengthen cooperation withVietnam in economics, trade investment, education and training.
After the meeting, Vice President Doan and Danish Crown PrinceFrederik witnessed the signing of four cooperative documents on watersupply and rural environmental sanitation, maritime preservation,building a quality management system and intellectual property services,and a public administration and administrative reform programme for the2012-2015 period.
Later on the day, the DanishCrown Prince was received by President Truong Tan Sang, who said thatVietnam needs to benefit from the experience of developed economies,including Denmark , as the country is attempting to shift itself to anew stage of development with a focus on quality growth.
Prince Frederik also expressed a wish to share experience with Vietnam in developing high-quality human resources.
On the occasion, the Prince invited President Sang to visit Denmark at an appropriate time.
At a reception for Prince Frederik on the same day, Prime MinisterNguyen Tan Dung spoke highly of the Danish guest’s visit, which istaking place on the occasion of the 40 th anniversary of the twocountries’ diplomatic ties, saying that the visit will help deepenbilateral cooperative relations in all aspects.
PMDung stated that Vietnam always remembers Denmark ’s assistance,especially its provision of over 1 billion USD in ODA for the SoutheastAsian country.
He said that Vietnam attachesimportance to boosting cooperation with Denmark in areas of the twosides’ strengths, such as trade, investment, ODA and human resourcedevelopment.
He suggested the Danish Royal Familyand government continue support for Vietnam by providing more ODA,scholarships for Vietnamese students and assisting in response toclimate change and rising sea levels.
PrinceFrederik said Vietnam has become a more attractive destination forDanish tourists and investors and in 2010, more than 20,000 Danesvisited Vietnam .
After the reception, PM Dungand Prince Frederik witnessed the signing of the Vietnam-Denmark JointStatement on the establishment of a strategic partnership in climatechange, environment, energy and green growth.
Onthe same day, the Danish Prince visited and presented gifts todisadvantaged children at Birla Children’s Village in Hanoi./.