Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha receives President of the Switzerland-Vietnam Friendship Association Anjuska Weil in Davos on January 15 (local time). (Photo: VNA) Ha noted with pleasure the strong development of thefine traditional friendship between the two countries over the past timeacross spheres, from politics, economy-trade and investment, to science,culture, tourism and people-to-people exchange at multilateral forums.
Ample room remains for the bilateral collaboration,especially in climate change response, green energy transition and circulareconomy, which are of Switzerland’s strengths and Vietnam’s demand, the officialnoted.
Lauding people’s associations of the two countriesfor their coordination in organising people-to-people exchanges, contributingto enhancing the bilateral friendship and mutual understanding, Ha expressedhis hope that the association will coordinatewith Vietnam’s diplomatic offices in the country and the Vietnamese communitythere in materialising initiatives, for the development of the bilateralmultifaceted cooperation.
For her part, Weil briefed the Deputy PM on theoperations of her association since its inception in 1982, and affirmed that itwill make more contributions to the friendship and people-to-people exchange.