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Swedish Speaker concludes Vietnam visit

Swedish Parliament Speaker concludes Vietnam visit

Swedish Parliament Speaker Urban Ahlin wrapped up his official Vietnam visit on April 2.
Speaker of the Swedish Parliament Urban Ahlin left Hanoi on April 2,wrapping up his official visit to Vietnam and attendance at the 132ndAssembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU-132) at the invitation ofNational Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung.

During his stay, the Swedish leader met with the Vietnamese NA Chairman,Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, and officials from the Ministry ofHealth.

The two countries’ leaders agreed tointensify comprehensive bilateral cooperation to meet the aspirations oftheir peoples.

They concurred to enhancecoordination in clean and renewable energy, transportation,banking-financial services and medical equipment to raise their tradeabove the current 1.2 billion USD.

Both sides alsoplanned to ramp up the exchange of parliamentary delegations anddialogues on regional and international issues of common concern.

At the meetings, Speaker Urban Ahlin spoke highly of Vietnam’sorganisation of the IPU-132 and affirmed the Swedish Government andParliament are continually willing to assist and cooperate with theSoutheast Asian country and contribute to bilateral relations.-VNA
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