The Vietnamese delegation and UK officials (Photo: VNA) London (VNA) – A delegation led bydeputy head of the Party Central Committee’s Economic Commission Nguyen HongSon paid a working trip to the UK from August 26 – 31 to discuss waysstrengthening bilateral strategic partnership, especially in economy, trade andinvestment.
The delegation was also tasked with studying theUK’s experience in national industrial development policies, promotinginnovation and science-technology, climate change adaptation, regional economicdevelopment and connectivity.
They held working sessions with the UK Departmentfor Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy, the Department for Communities,the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, the NationalInfrastructure Commission, the Committee on Climate Change, the special envoyin charge of climate change at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
The guests held a round-table dialogue with UK Prime Minister’s Trade Envoy to Vietnam,parliamentarian Edward Vaizey, VicePresident of the Parliamentary and Scientific Committee Stephen Benn, head of the Oxford University’s Economics DepartmentProf. Margaret Stevens, with a focus on the world economic situation atpresent, Vietnam’s opportunities and challenges, and potential of bilateralcollaboration.
They visited and held a workingsession with CEO of Harvey Nash Group and Vice Chairman of the Vietnam – UKNetwork Paul Smith.
The delegation also made a trip to CambridgeUniversity where they held working sessions with professors from the St John’sInnovation Centre, the Cambridge Technical Management Institute, and the CambridgeCity Council.
During the meetings, UK partnersaffirmed that Vietnam – UK ties are now at their best, with strong developmentof bilateral links across politics-diplomacy, economy, trade,education-training and people-to-people exchange.
Son said the two countries hold great potential ofcoordination, particularly in economy, trade, science-technology, innovation, andclimate change adaptation.
He expressed his wish that the two sides wouldstrive to promote trade and work for a bilateral free trade agreement after theUK exits the European Union.-VNA
