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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.

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.

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.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his spouse will pay official visits to Russia from May 20-23, Norway from May 24-26, and Sweden from May 26-28.

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.

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.

Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung asked the new Norwegian ambassador to Vietnam, Grete Lochen, to promote bilateral ties across economic, trade, and investment spheres during a reception in Hanoi on February 26.

Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung and a delegation of the Vietnamese Government paid a visit to Norway from October 30 to November 2 at the invitation of the Norwegian Government.

Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh met with the foreign ministers of Cambodia and Norway on August 2 on the sidelines of the 51st ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Singapore.

Vietnam attaches importance to developing relations with Norway, which is its important partner in Northern Europe, President Tran Dai Quang told outgoing Norwegian Ambassador Siren Gjerme Eriksen in Hanoi on June 28.

Leaders of the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on June 1 discussed opportunities for cooperation in trade and investment with diplomats of four Nordic countries – Norway, Finland, Denmark and Sweden.

The Norwegian People’s Aid (NPA) will provide 225 billion VND (USD) for the central province of Quang Tri to settle post-war bomb and landmine impacts in the locality.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh met Norway’s Foreign Minister Ine Eriksen Soreide and Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Ireland Ciaran Cannon on November 21 on the sidelines of the 13th Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar.

Norway, the world’s leading seafood exporter, shared its experience in applying advanced technology for aquaculture farming and processing at a conference held in Ho Chi Minh City on November 14.