Vietnam wants to strengthen its friendship and multi-faceted cooperation with Spain, said President Tran Dai Quang at a reception for outgoing Spanish Ambassador to Vietnam Alfonso Tena Garcia.
King of Spain Felipe VI has described Vietnam as one of the important and prioritising partners of his country in the Asian-Pacific and Southeast Asian regions.
Vietnam and Spain have pledged to facilitate business exchanges and connectivity, especially in the fields of clean and renewable energy, environment, infrastructure and tourism.
Vietnam and Spain should step up their relations across the board, especially politics, economy, trade and investment, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh said.
Vietnam and Spain should step up cooperation in various sectors, in particular trade, investment, renewable energy, infrastructure, tourism and agriculture, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has said.
Hanoi is ready to provide information for Ukrainian and Spanish enterprises to enhance investments in infrastructure and energy with the Vietnamese capital city.
HCM City has called for investment from Spanish businesses in urban waste treatment, transport and flood control during a recent visit by a Spanish delegation to the city.
Parts of the Honda Dream motorbike are symbolising the dreams of Vietnamese people are displayed in Spanish sculptor Jorge Rivera's exhibition in Hanoi.
Spain wishes to deepen the strategic partnership with Vietnam, while Vietnam wants to step up wide-ranging result-oriented cooperation with Spain for mutual development and integration.
The land, people and education of Spain were introduced at a workshop in Ho Chi Minh City, helping the Vietnamese locality access educational cooperation opportunities with the European nation.