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PM leaves Stockholm, wrapping up official visit to Sweden

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc left Stockholm on May 28 afternoon (local time), concluding his three-day official visit to Sweden, which was made at the invitation of his Swedish counterpart Stefan Lofven.
PM leaves Stockholm, wrapping up official visit to Sweden ảnh 1Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his spouse (Source: VNA)

Stockholm (VNA) – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc left Stockholm on May28 afternoon (local time), concluding his three-day official visit to Sweden,which was made at the invitation of his Swedish counterpart Stefan Lofven.

Within the frameworkof the visit, PM Phuc held talks with Lofvan, paid a courtesy visit to KingCarl XVI Gustaf, and met with Speaker of the Swedish parliament Andreas Norlen.

During the talks, Phucasked the Swedish side to support the development of Vietnam-EU relations. Thetwo PMs promised to work closely together to speed up the signing of theEU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement and the EU - Vietnam Investment ProtectionAgreement in the coming weeks as well as the approval and implementation ofthose deals to bring benefits to both sides. On the occasion, the Swedishgovernment leader presented a letter of intent on an investment credit worthover 2 billion USD in Vietnam to his guest.

The two Government leadersattended and delivered speeches at the Vietnam-Sweden Business Forum, andwitnessed the signing of cooperation agreements between enterprises.

The Vietnamese leaderalso had meetings with executives of leading Swedish businesses such asElectrolux, Oriflame, Scania, ABB, Ericsson and Volvo, and with Swedishdiplomats, experts and friends in Stockholm.

He also metrepresentatives of the Vietnamese community in Sweden, and visited severalmodern technology models of such companies as AstraZeneca, Stockholm Exergi andEricsson.-VNA
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