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NA Chairman begins official visit to Finland

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue arrived in Helsinki on September 9 evening, beginning his official visit to Finland at an invitation of his Finnish counterpart Anu Vehvilainen.
NA Chairman begins official visit to Finland ảnh 1National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue arrives in Helsinki, beginning his official visit to Finland (Photo: VNA)
Helsinki (VNA) – National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Huearrived in Helsinki on September 9 evening, beginning his official visit toFinland at an invitation of his Finnish counterpart Anu Vehvilainen.

This visit is aimed at implementing the foreign policy set by the 13th National Party Congress, contributing to further promoting thetraditional friendship and multifaceted cooperation between the two countries.

From September 10-11, Hue is expected to discuss withFinnish leaders on bilateral cooperation and strategic cooperation fields, directions to strengthen legislative collaboration as well as international andregional issues of mutual concern. The two sides will also talk how tocontrol the COVID-19 pandemic, including cooperation in the supply of vaccines,drugs and medical supplies.

Within the framework of the visit, there will be manyinvestment promotion and business connectivity activities between the twocountries.

Since Vietnam and Finland established diplomatic relations onJanuary 25, 1973, the bilateral traditional friendship and multifacetedcooperation have been maintained and developed well.

NA Chairman begins official visit to Finland ảnh 2Vietnamese Ambassador to Finland Dang Thi Hai Tam (Photo: VNA)
Economy, trade and investment are the top priority areasof Finland in its relations with Vietnam. Finland now ranks 70th out of 140countries and territories investing in Vietnam. It has providednon-refundable aid for the Southeast Asian country with a total amount of about340 million USD since 1973. In recent years, as Vietnam became a middle-incomecountry, Finland does not provide more non-refundable aid to Vietnam inparticular and to other countries around the world in general, but only continues providing aid to complete all ongoing programmes.

According to Vietnamese Ambassador to Finland Dang Thi HaiTam, Finland considers Vietnam an important partner in Southeast Asia. She proposedthe two sides bring into full play the complementarity of the two economies fora new stage in economic development.

The Vietnamese community in Finland is very honoured andproud to welcome the top legislator to Finland, Tam said, adding that the visitis a source of encouragement for and reflects the attention the Party and State pay to theVietnamese community in Finland.

Currently, Finnish businesses and organisations have manyinitiatives and solutions that can help Vietnam develop further and Vietnam isalso an attractive market for Finnish businesses, she added./.
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