Because of different but complementary advantages, Vietnam and Switzerland have a lot to win from working together, Swiss Ambassador to Vietnam Ivo Sieber said in a recent interview granted to the Vietnam News Agency.
Indonesia and Switzerland have signed an agreement on the exchange of young professionals within the framework of their bilateral Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (IE-CEPA).
The State President’s recent visits to Switzerland and Russia achieved dual outcomes in both bilateral and multilateral diplomatic activities, in which renovation and creativity and consolidating the strategic trust are prominent issues.
President Nguyen Xuan Phuc's visits to Switzerland (from November 25-29) and Russia (from November 29-December 2) were a success with specific outcomes, Deputy Foreign Minister To Anh Dung said in an interview granted to the press following the visits.
The meeting between Vietnamese President Nguyen Xuan Phuc and President of the Geneva State Council Serge Dal Busco on November 28 has created a link between leaders of the Swiss state and Vietnam, Vice President of the Council of the State of Geneva Mauro Poggia has said.
President Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his entourage left Geneva on November 29, concluding a five-day official visit to Switzerland at the invitation of Swiss President Guy Parmelin.
President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on November 29 morning (Vietnam time) had a working session with Daren Tang, Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) in Geneva as part of the former’s official visit to Switzerland.
President of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO) Nguyen Phuong Nga held a working session with the Switzerland-Vietnam Friendship Association (SVFA) in Bern, Switzerland, on November 27.
President Nguyen Xuan Phuc received Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala in Geneva on November 28 (local time) as part of his official visit to Switzerland.
President Nguyen Xuan Phuc has hailed the overseas Vietnamese community as an “inseparable part” of the Vietnamese nation and an important resource for the cause of national construction, development and defence.
Nguyen Thi Hoang Van, deputy head of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee’s Commission for External Relations, met with Chairman Alexandre Eniline and other leaders of the Swiss Party of Labour in Switzerland on November 27 (local time).
Economic and trade ties between Vietnam and Switzerland have developed strongly and effectively across spheres, and would grow further in the time ahead.
Vietnamese Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Kim Son and Switzerland’s State Secretary for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI) Martina Hirayama on November 26 discussed measures to improve the efficiency of educational cooperation between the two countries.
Minister of Science and Technology Huynh Thanh Dat, who has been accompanying President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on his official visit to Switzerland, on November 26 had a working session with Martina Hirayama, Head of the State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI) at the Swiss Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research.
Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Justice Nguyen Khanh Ngoc had a working session with Niklaus Meier, Co-head of the Private International Law Unit at the Swiss Federal Office of Justice on November 26, within the framework of President Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s official visit to Switzerland.
Vietnamese President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on November 26 met President of the Swiss National Council Andreas Aebi as part of his official visit to Switzerland.
Vietnam and Switzerland have agreed to soon conclude negotiations on a free trade agreement (FTA) between Vietnam and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA), of which Switzerland is a member.
President Nguyen Xuan Phuc held talks with his Swiss counterpart Guy Parmelin following the official welcome ceremony for the Vietnamese leader in Bern city on November 26.
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