Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue on August 23 hosted separate receptions for the Ambassadors of Belgium and Slovakia and Head of the Delegation of the European Union to Vietnam.
Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue and Belgian Ambassador Jehanne Roccas. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue on August 23hosted separate receptions for the Ambassadors of Belgium and Slovakia and Headof the Delegation of the European Union to Vietnam.
Receiving Belgian Ambassador Jehanne Roccas, Hue lauded significantcontributions made by the Belgian Embassy and the ambassador in enhancingmulti-faceted cooperation between the two nations in the past years.
He urged more balanced two-way trade, noting that the Vietnamese Governmentwill send a delegation to Belgium next month to strengthen bilateral relationswith Belgium and push for the ratification of Vietnam-EU free trade agreement.
Ambassador Jehanne Roccas said that the two countries are enjoying fruitfuleconomic and diplomatic relations and Belgium has poured 500 million EUR inVietnam.
With strengths in high technology, Belgium can cooperate with Vietnameseenterprises in the field, she noted.
In another meeting, Deputy PM Hue and Slovakian Ambassador Igor Pacolak agreedthat the two countries need to work to intensify relations in the coming time.
Deputy PM Hue (R) and Slovakian Ambassador Igor Pacolak agreed that the two countries need to work to intensify relations in the coming time. (Photo: VNA)
Thetwo sides vowed to support businesses’ investment in technology andconstruction sectors.
The Slovakian guest said that Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue’s visit tohis country is significant to open up new cooperation directions between thetwo countries’ business communities while consolidating bilateral diplomaticand politic relations.
Talking with Ambassador Bruno Angelet, Head of the EU Delegation to Vietnam,Hue underlined that Vietnamese Party, Government and people always treasure theEU’s support for the country’s development process.
Deputy PM Vuong Dinh Hue (R) and Ambassador Bruno Angelet, Head of the EU Delegation to Vietnam. (Photo: VNA)
Vietnam is making concerted efforts to complete the market economy mechanismwith a view to bolster the comprehensive cooperation relations with the EU, Huesaid.
He expressed his hope that the Vietnamese Government delegation’s upcomingvisit to the EU will allow both sides to discuss measures to carry out their agreementon comprehensive partnership framework and accelerate the signing andratification of the Vietnam-EU free trade agreement.
For his part, Bruno Angelet affirmed that EU always attaches importance todiplomatic relations and trade and investment collaboration with Vietnam. Healso made specific recommendations related to EU enterprises’ production andexport activities in Vietnam, along with the export of aquatic products to theEU.-VNA
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