Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung met with leaders from Switzerland,Luxemburg and Poland in Milan, Italy on October 17 on the sidelines ofthe 10 th Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) Summit.
Meeting withSwiss President Didier Burkhalter, the PM assured him that Vietnam willcontinue to offer support to foreign investors and invite more Swissinvestment in finance, technology, and the chemical and pharmaceuticalsectors.
Both sides reached a consensus on a number of issues,including fostering economic and trade cooperation; accelerating thesigning of a free trade agreement between Vietnam and the European FreeTrade Association (EFTA), of which Switzerland is a member; and workingtogether closely at multilateral forums, including the United Nationsand ASEM.
Burkhalter said he looks forward to visiting Vietnam soon to open a Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City.
In a meeting with Luxemburg’s Prime Minister Xavier Bettel, theVietnamese leader expressed his appreciation for the bilateral economicties between Vietnam and Luxemburg.
Bettel, on his part, madeit clear that Luxemburg values its cooperation with Vietnam, and pledgedthe country’s support to speed up the ratification of the Partnershipand Cooperation Agreement and the conclusion of the free trade agreementwith the EU.
Both countries committed to enhancingcollaboration on services, transport, financing, tourism and greengrowth, amongst others.
During their dialogue, the VietnamesePM and his Polish counterpart Ewa Kopacz pledged to nurturecomprehensive collaboration, with a focus on economics, finance andagriculture.
A day earlier, Nguyen Tan Dung also talked withhis Hungarian counterpart Viktor Orban, and both sides agreed to step upbilateral economic, trade and education ties.
Orban expressed his wish to visit Vietnam in the near future.-VNA
Meeting withSwiss President Didier Burkhalter, the PM assured him that Vietnam willcontinue to offer support to foreign investors and invite more Swissinvestment in finance, technology, and the chemical and pharmaceuticalsectors.
Both sides reached a consensus on a number of issues,including fostering economic and trade cooperation; accelerating thesigning of a free trade agreement between Vietnam and the European FreeTrade Association (EFTA), of which Switzerland is a member; and workingtogether closely at multilateral forums, including the United Nationsand ASEM.
Burkhalter said he looks forward to visiting Vietnam soon to open a Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City.
In a meeting with Luxemburg’s Prime Minister Xavier Bettel, theVietnamese leader expressed his appreciation for the bilateral economicties between Vietnam and Luxemburg.
Bettel, on his part, madeit clear that Luxemburg values its cooperation with Vietnam, and pledgedthe country’s support to speed up the ratification of the Partnershipand Cooperation Agreement and the conclusion of the free trade agreementwith the EU.
Both countries committed to enhancingcollaboration on services, transport, financing, tourism and greengrowth, amongst others.
During their dialogue, the VietnamesePM and his Polish counterpart Ewa Kopacz pledged to nurturecomprehensive collaboration, with a focus on economics, finance andagriculture.
A day earlier, Nguyen Tan Dung also talked withhis Hungarian counterpart Viktor Orban, and both sides agreed to step upbilateral economic, trade and education ties.
Orban expressed his wish to visit Vietnam in the near future.-VNA
