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President Nguyen Xuan Phuc welcomed by Swiss counterpart in Bern city

President of Switzerland Guy Parmelin hosted an official welcome ceremony for his Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Xuan Phuc, who is paying an official visit to the European country, in Bern city on November 26 morning (local time).
President Nguyen Xuan Phuc welcomed by Swiss counterpart in Bern city ảnh 1Swiss President Guy Parmelin (L) and his Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Xuan Phuc review the guard of honour at the welcome ceremony for the Vietnamese leader in Bern city on November 26 morning. (Photo: VNA)
Bern (VNA) – President of Switzerland GuyParmelin hosted an official welcome ceremony for his Vietnamese counterpartNguyen Xuan Phuc, who is paying an official visit to the European country, inBern city on November 26 morning (local time).

The two leaders held talks followingthe ceremony.

The official visit toSwitzerland by the Vietnamese President takes place amid the 50th founding anniversary of the countries’ diplomatic ties (October 1971 - 2021)and the 30th anniversary of their development cooperation. It is anillustration of their traditional friendship and close-knit relations over thelast five decades.

Switzerland is one of the most important economic partners ofVietnam in Europe. Bilateral trade hit a record of 3.6 billion USD in 2019. About140 Swiss companies, including world-class firms like Nestle, ABB, Novartis,Roche, and Holcim have been operating successfully in Vietnam. With the totalinvestment of nearly 2 billion USD, Switzerland is the sixth largest Europeaninvestor in Vietnam.

On the basis of the time-tested friendship and soundcooperation in all fields, the talks between the two Presidents are expected tocreate a new political impulse to tap into the countries’ huge potential andopen up greater cooperation opportunities, thus bringing bilateral relations tothe next level./.
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