Vietnamese Finance Minister Vuong Dinh Hue received newly-accreditedAmbassador of the European Union Franz Jessen in Hanoi on Feb. 10.
Hue spoke highly of the EU’s assistance to Vietnam ,especially its ratification of the cooperation strategy with Vietnamduring the 2007-2013 period.
As Vietnam ’s tradepartner and one of the country’s largest ODA donors, the EU hassignificantly contributed to economic growth, poverty reduction, humanresource development, international integration, and building socialwelfare policies in the Southeast Asian country, Hue said.
The Minister expressed his hope that the Ambassador will further boost relations between Vietnam and the EU.
Ambassador Franz Jessen said the current economic crisis in Europe willnot affect the EU’s cooperative relations with its partners, includingVietnam .
He pledged to maintain and enhance the relationship between the two sides./.