Vietnamese Ambassador to Switzerland Le Linh Lan (second from right) and President of Switzerland Ueli Maurer (Source: VNA) Geneva (VNA) – Vietnamese Ambassador to SwitzerlandLe Linh Lan presented her credentials to President of Switzerland Ueli Maurerin the Swiss capital city of Bern on April 9.
Speaking at the reception hosted by the Swiss President, Lanexpressed her honour to assume the position at a time when Vietnam –Switzerland ties are growing.
Both sides regularly exchanged high-level visits within bilateraland multilateral frameworks, and conducted regular political consultations andannual human rights dialogues.
Two-way trade is nearing 1.5 billion USD with many Swissfirms operating effectively in Vietnam with a total investment of 2 billionUSD, making Switzerland the fourth largest European investor in the country.
Vietnam is one of the two priority countries in Asia inSwitzerland’s economic development policy. The European country’s opening of a ConsulateGeneral in Ho Chi Minh City and a direct air route to Vietnam in 2018 is aspecific manifestation of the dynamic development of bilateral ties, she said.
Vietnam hopes to continue receiving support and cooperation fromSwitzerland to bring the bilateral relations to a new height, the diplomatsaid.
She voiced her hope that during her term, the two countrieswill push up high-level visits and exchanges, complete negotiations and signthe free trade agreement between Vietnam and the European Free TradeAssociation (EFTA), as well as sign cooperation deals in education andvocational training.
The two nations should closely cooperate in theimplementation of Swiss official development assistance (ODA) projects inVietnam and the organisation of activities celebrating the 50th foundinganniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties in 2021, Lan added.
On the occasion, the diplomat conveyed the invitation ofGeneral Secretary of Communist Party of Vietnam and President Nguyen Phu Trongto the Swiss President to visit Vietnam in 2021.
Welcoming the diplomat’sassumption of her new post in Switzerland, President Maurer shared his and hisfamily’s sentiment towards Vietnam, noting that the Southeast Asian nationholds an important role in his country’s foreign policy.
The two sides have had frequent high-levelmeetings within the framework of multilateral forums, including the WorldEconomic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos earlier this year. In 2019, head of theSwiss Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research GuyParmelin is scheduled to visit Vietnam to enhance the countries’ economic andtrade ties, he said.
The President noted that with many similaritiesin orientations and measures for strengthening bilateral relations, Switzerlandhopes that the two countries will organise mutual high-ranking visits on the50th founding anniversary of their diplomatic ties.
The leader affirmed that he and the FederalCouncil of Switzerland always support and will continue cooperating closelywith Vietnam to intensify relations between the two countries.-VNA
Speaking at the reception hosted by the Swiss President, Lanexpressed her honour to assume the position at a time when Vietnam –Switzerland ties are growing.
Both sides regularly exchanged high-level visits within bilateraland multilateral frameworks, and conducted regular political consultations andannual human rights dialogues.
Two-way trade is nearing 1.5 billion USD with many Swissfirms operating effectively in Vietnam with a total investment of 2 billionUSD, making Switzerland the fourth largest European investor in the country.
Vietnam is one of the two priority countries in Asia inSwitzerland’s economic development policy. The European country’s opening of a ConsulateGeneral in Ho Chi Minh City and a direct air route to Vietnam in 2018 is aspecific manifestation of the dynamic development of bilateral ties, she said.
Vietnam hopes to continue receiving support and cooperation fromSwitzerland to bring the bilateral relations to a new height, the diplomatsaid.
She voiced her hope that during her term, the two countrieswill push up high-level visits and exchanges, complete negotiations and signthe free trade agreement between Vietnam and the European Free TradeAssociation (EFTA), as well as sign cooperation deals in education andvocational training.
The two nations should closely cooperate in theimplementation of Swiss official development assistance (ODA) projects inVietnam and the organisation of activities celebrating the 50th foundinganniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties in 2021, Lan added.
On the occasion, the diplomat conveyed the invitation ofGeneral Secretary of Communist Party of Vietnam and President Nguyen Phu Trongto the Swiss President to visit Vietnam in 2021.
Welcoming the diplomat’sassumption of her new post in Switzerland, President Maurer shared his and hisfamily’s sentiment towards Vietnam, noting that the Southeast Asian nationholds an important role in his country’s foreign policy.
The two sides have had frequent high-levelmeetings within the framework of multilateral forums, including the WorldEconomic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos earlier this year. In 2019, head of theSwiss Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research GuyParmelin is scheduled to visit Vietnam to enhance the countries’ economic andtrade ties, he said.
The President noted that with many similaritiesin orientations and measures for strengthening bilateral relations, Switzerlandhopes that the two countries will organise mutual high-ranking visits on the50th founding anniversary of their diplomatic ties.
The leader affirmed that he and the FederalCouncil of Switzerland always support and will continue cooperating closelywith Vietnam to intensify relations between the two countries.-VNA
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