Norway eyes cooperation with Vietnam in offshore wind power

Norway is willing to share experiences and cooperate with Vietnam in the field of offshore wind power, said State Secretary of the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Erling Rimestad at a meeting with Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Dang Hoang An in Hanoi on March 1.
Norway eyes cooperation with Vietnam in offshore wind power ảnh 1Norway eyes cooperation with Vietnam in offshore wind power. Illustrative image (Source: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) - Norway is willing to shareexperiences and cooperate with Vietnam in the field of offshore wind power,said State Secretary of the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs ErlingRimestad at a meeting with Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Dang Hoang Anin Hanoi on March 1.

Sharing the view with his host on the two countries' strong cooperative ties across myriad sectors andsimilarities such as geographical coastline advantages and the strength in the fisheriesindustry, Rimestad took the occasion to discuss the prospectsof Norway’s investment in renewable energy in Vietnam.

Both sides agreed that in the time to come, the government,businesses, and investment fund of Norway should consider support for Vietnam to continue with its policy on investing in research and implementation of green energyprojects such as those in offshore wind power and hydrogen production, thus facilitating cooperation between firms of Vietnam and Norway in the field. 

Norway eyes cooperation with Vietnam in offshore wind power ảnh 2Illustrative image (Photo: VNA)
They also talked about the acceleration of the negotiation fora free trade agreement (FTA) between Vietnam and the European Free TradeAssociation (EFTA) – grouping Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland.  

Deputy Minister An lauded the sides’ negotiation teams for their efforts to narrow the gap in issues where differences ofopinion exist.

Vietnam is willing to make necessary flexibilities, he said, adding that the EFTA side should also do similarly to reach a balanced agreement, bringing about harmoniousbenefits for those involved.

Agreeing with An, Rimestad said Norway and other EFTA memberstates will work with Vietnam to narrow the gap in issues of differences towardconcluding the negotiation as soon as possible.

He hoped that Vietnam and Norway will exchange morehigh-level visits and their collaboration in industry and trade will further develop in the coming time./.

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