Vietnam always attaches importance to developing good cooperation relations with Slovenia – an important partner of Vietnam in Central and Eastern Europe, Deputy Foreign Minister Le Thi Thu Hang told Slovenian State Secretary for Foreign and European Affairs Sanja Stiglic.
Ho Chi Minh City and Slovakia’s Bratislava region hold much potential to strengthen cooperation, as they share the similarity in their role in the respective country’s economic development.
Vice Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Nguyen Van Suu and Governor Juraj Droba of Slovakia’s Bratislava region on March 20 discussed cooperation potential between the two sides, especially in the field of tourism.
Vietnam and Slovakia need to hold more trade exchanges, increase multi-channel information dissemination and encourage businesses to establish representative offices in each country, according to participants to a Vietnam-Slovakia business forum.
President Tran Dai Quang hosted a reception for visiting Slovak Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini, during which he showed his delight at the growing ties between the two countries in all fields, including politics, diplomacy, trade, investment, as well as at bilateral and international forums.
Vietnam always attaches importance to consolidating and developing its relations with traditional countries, including Slovakia, Deputy PM Vuong Dinh Hue told his Slovak counterpart Peter Pellegrini.
The Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) and the Ministry of Economy of Slovakia should increase cooperative activities and delegation exchanges to enhance trade and investment collaboration between the two countries, said a senior official.
The Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam-Slovakia Friendship Association and the Ho Chi Minh City Union of Friendship Organisation held a gathering in the city on October 8 in celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Constitution Day of Slovakia.
President Tran Dai Quang has praised the role and effective contributions made by Slovakian Ambassador to Vietnam Igor Pacolak during his tenure in Vietnam.
Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue on August 23 hosted separate receptions for the Ambassadors of Belgium and Slovakia and Head of the Delegation of the European Union to Vietnam.
Chairman of HCM City People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong has called on Slovak and Vietnamese businesses to step up their cooperation in chemical industry, electric equipment, food industry and tourism.
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has said he welcomes Vietnamese IT companies’ investment in his country, pledging the best possible condition for them to carry out investment plans.
The Vietnamese Embassy in Slovakia has participated in a charity fair in Bratislava together with 38 foreign representative offices and five international organisations based in the capital.