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Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said the Vietnamese and Swedish governments would play a facilitating role by setting out major strategies, programmes, and plans, and by creating favourable conditions for businesses to cooperate, invest, and grow together.
Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda affirmed that Vietnam is one of Lithuania’s leading partners in the region and expressed a strong desire to further develop the traditional friendship and multifaceted cooperation between the two countries, particularly in areas where both sides have potential and strengths.
The new Cambodian NA building, a gift from Vietnam, was officially handed over to the Cambodian side on June 12, standing as a symbol of the profound friendship and solidarity between the two neighbouring countries.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh called for breakthrough cooperation between Vietnam and Sweden, stressing the importance of advancing political and diplomatic relations and promoting shared values, political trust, and close friendship.
Despite historical upheavals, the traditional friendship between Vietnam and Lithuania has been preserved and nurtured over the years, said State President Luong Cuong.
Describing Vietnam as one of Lithuania’s leading partners in Southeast Asia, the Lithuanian President showed his delight at the positive momentum in bilateral ties and agreed that both sides should continue to enhance political trust and connectivity through various engagement channels.
Vietnam is currently exceeding the global benchmark for the participation of female police officers in peacekeeping missions, said Angela Pratt, Acting UN Resident Coordinator in Vietnam.
In the spirit of harmonious benefits and shared risks, the Vietnamese Government always accompany, support, and create favourable conditions for the business community in general and foreign investors, particularly Swedish enterprises, to achieve successful, sustainable, and long-term investments in Vietnam.
The talks between President Luong Cuong and his Lithuanian counterpart Gitanas Nauseda, the NA's adoption of a resolution on the reorganisation of provincial-level administrative units, and Vietnam listed as one of the few countries with a high level of food self-sufficiency are among news highlights on June 12.
Both sides agreed to continue strengthening contacts and exchanges at all levels, especially high-level visits, across all channels so as to further consolidate mutual political trust and understanding, and lay a solid foundation for expanding bilateral cooperation in all fields.
Welcoming President Nauseda's historic visit, General Secretary Lam affirmed that this trip is an important milestone, contributing to promoting the Vietnam - Lithuania bilateral relationship more strongly, practically and effectively in the coming time.
General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee To Lam and State President Luong Cuong on June 12 cabled their messages of congratulations to Russian President Vladimir Putin on the occasion of Russia Day (June 12, 1990).
State President Luong Cuong and Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh sent congratulatory messages to Philippine President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr., while National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man congratulated Speaker of the House of Representatives Martin Romualdez and Senate President Francis Escudero.
President Cuong appreciated the attention President Lee has paid to relations with the Asian region and emphasised that this early phone talks reflects the importance he attaches to relations with Vietnam.
The reform is expected to save more than 190 trillion VND (7.3 billion USD) in the 2026–2030 period.
Along with the good political relations, economic ties between Vietnam and Sweden have also grown steadily.
This is the first high-level visit by a Lithuanian head of state to Vietnam in many years, demonstrating the importance both countries attach to their traditional friendship and multifaceted cooperation and also heralding a new chapter for bilateral relations.
The National Assembly (NA) is deliberating and voting to pass a resolution on provincial-level administrative unit reorganisation in 2025 at the 9th session on June 12.
PM Pham Minh Chinh's meetings with French enterprises, Vietnam's participation in the Indo Defence Expo and Forum, and Vietcombank named one of Southeast Asia’s Top 30 Most Valuable Brands in 2024 are among news highlights on June 11 evening.
This is the first visit to Sweden by a Vietnamese PM in six years, aiming to further intensify Vietnam’s relations with Sweden, which holds an important role and stature in Europe.
