Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc arrived in Oslo on May 23 evening (local time), beginning his official visit to Norway at the invitation of his Norwegian counterpart Erna Solberg.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his spouse arrive at Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (Photo: VNA)
Deputy Foreign Minister of Norway Marianne Hagen (2nd R) and Norwegian Ambassador to Vietnam Grete Lochen (R) welcome Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his spouse (L) at Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (Photo: VNA)
Staff of the Vietnamese Embassy and expatriates in Norway welcome Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his spouse at Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (Photo: VNA)
The 4th meeting of the ASEAN-Norway Joint Sectoral Cooperation Committee (AN-JSCC) took place in Jakarta on May 5, focusing on ways to promote win-win cooperation between the two sides in a practical manner.
Vietnam is keen to cooperate with Norway in marine and ocean economy, including issues related to plastic waste, which Norway holds strengths in, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said while hosting Norwegian Ambassador to Vietnam Grete Lochen in Hanoi on May 14.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, his spouse and a Vietnamese high-ranking delegation left Hanoi on May 20 morning for official visits to Russia, Norway and Sweden.
An official visit to Norway by Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his spouse looks to boost the traditional friendship and multi-dimensional cooperation, especially trade and investment, between the two countries.
The economic, trade and investment relations between Vietnam and Norway have reaped positive outcomes in recent time, according to Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh.