At the meeting (Photo: quochoi.vn) Hanoi (VNA) – Chairman of theVietnamese National Assembly’s Committee for External Relations Nguyen VanGiau hosted a reception in Bangkok,Thailand, on August 27 for Elin Agdestein, Member of the Norwegian Parliament,who is leading a delegation to the 40th General Assembly of the ASEANInter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA 40).
Giau expressed his belief that once the EuropeanUnion-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) is ratified and takes effect,business opportunities will be opened up, helping to boosting Norwegianinvestment in Vietnam in the fields of maritime transportation, fishing shipbuilding, oil and gas, aquaculture, renewable energy, consumer goods and informationtechnology.
He spoke highly of Norway’s desire to joincooperation mechanisms with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)and AIPA and agreed with Agdestein’s stance on the need to build and strengthenmutual trust as well as respect international law, including the UnitedNations’ legal framework.
Lauding the European country’s role and efforts tomaintain peace, security and development cooperation in the world, Giau expectedthat Norway would support Vietnam and ASEAN’s justice stance on the settlementof disputes in the East Sea by peaceful measures in line with internationallaw, including the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea(UNCLOS).
Agdestein, for her part, said Norwaywants to lift ties with Vietnam to a new height.
She said the Norwegian Parliament wantsand stands ready to send a delegation to AIPA 41 to be held in Vietnam nextyear, and proposed holding meetings with the Vietnamese side on the sidelinesof the meeting to discuss specific cooperation areas.
As a coastal country with water surfaceseven times larger than its mainland area, Norway fully backs Vietnam’s stance thatbig countries must respect and abide by international law, and respect marine sovereigntyof nations, she said.
Since the establishment of bilateraldiplomatic ties in November 1971, relations between Vietnam and Norway havebeen growing. Two-way trade hit 363 million USD last year. The two countriessigned a Memorandum of Understanding on facilitating Vietnam – Norway trade andinvestment and the establishment of a bilateral working group for the work.
Norway now invests in 41 projects with atotal registered capital of 166 million USD in Vietnam, ranking 41st out of 130 countries and territories investing in the country, mostly in Ho ChiMinh City, Vung Tau, Hanoi, Khanh Hoa, Binh Duong and Hai Phong.-VNA
Giau expressed his belief that once the EuropeanUnion-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) is ratified and takes effect,business opportunities will be opened up, helping to boosting Norwegianinvestment in Vietnam in the fields of maritime transportation, fishing shipbuilding, oil and gas, aquaculture, renewable energy, consumer goods and informationtechnology.
He spoke highly of Norway’s desire to joincooperation mechanisms with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)and AIPA and agreed with Agdestein’s stance on the need to build and strengthenmutual trust as well as respect international law, including the UnitedNations’ legal framework.
Lauding the European country’s role and efforts tomaintain peace, security and development cooperation in the world, Giau expectedthat Norway would support Vietnam and ASEAN’s justice stance on the settlementof disputes in the East Sea by peaceful measures in line with internationallaw, including the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea(UNCLOS).
Agdestein, for her part, said Norwaywants to lift ties with Vietnam to a new height.
She said the Norwegian Parliament wantsand stands ready to send a delegation to AIPA 41 to be held in Vietnam nextyear, and proposed holding meetings with the Vietnamese side on the sidelinesof the meeting to discuss specific cooperation areas.
As a coastal country with water surfaceseven times larger than its mainland area, Norway fully backs Vietnam’s stance thatbig countries must respect and abide by international law, and respect marine sovereigntyof nations, she said.
Since the establishment of bilateraldiplomatic ties in November 1971, relations between Vietnam and Norway havebeen growing. Two-way trade hit 363 million USD last year. The two countriessigned a Memorandum of Understanding on facilitating Vietnam – Norway trade andinvestment and the establishment of a bilateral working group for the work.
Norway now invests in 41 projects with atotal registered capital of 166 million USD in Vietnam, ranking 41st out of 130 countries and territories investing in the country, mostly in Ho ChiMinh City, Vung Tau, Hanoi, Khanh Hoa, Binh Duong and Hai Phong.-VNA
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