Hanoi (VNA) – President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on November 1 hosteda reception for visiting Danish Crown Prince Frederik andCrown Princess Mary Elizabeth.

Expressing his delight at the joint efforts of Vietnam andDenmark in building on their traditional friendship over the years, the Vietnameseleader highly valued the special sentiments that the Royal Family, Governmentand people of Denmark have given to Vietnam during the country’s national construction anddevelopment.

Crown Prince Frederik said he is excited to visitVietnam, a country that holds a special position in the Danish Royal Family andhimself, and congratulated Vietnam on the impressive achievements in socio-economicdevelopment and international integration.

He said he is impressed by the sound development of the comprehensive partnershipbetween the two countries, underlining that businesses accompanying him are keen on seeking partnership opportunities with their Vietnamesepeers, especially in green growth, renewable energy and energy efficiency.

He said his country shares with Vietnam the vision onsustainable development, and showed impression on Vietnam’s efforts inimplementing the commitment to achieve net-zero emission in 2050, saying thathe believes Vietnam and Denmark are having numerous opportunities to boostcooperation in green growth and energy transition.

The Danish Crown Prince also expressed his hope to promote theestablishment of a green strategic partnership to further lift up the effectiveand substantial cooperation between the two countries.

President Phuc highlighted that positive developments have been seen in the Vietnam-Denmark friendship and comprehensive partnership,especially in the areas of politics-diplomacy, trade-investment, environment,education-training, and people-to-people exchange.

Currently, Denmark is an important partner of Vietnam in Europe and northern Europe, with two-way trade reaching nearly 600 million USD in 2021.Denmark has become the third largest investor in Vietnam with a 1-billion-USD Legofactory project which pushed the total Danish investment in Vietnam to 1.78billion USD.

Underlining that there is still room for the two countries toexpand their cooperation, the Vietnamese leader expressed his hope that the DanishRoyal Family and Government will continue to support the promotion of thecomprehensive partnership in the future.

He asked for Denmark’s assistance in experience, technologyand finance for the implementation of climate commitments, while expressing  his beliefthat Danish enterprises will be successful in Vietnam in areas of Denmark’s strengthand Vietnam’s demand, thus effectively grasping opportunities from theVietnam-EU Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA).

The two sides agreed to expand cooperation in education,training, culture and tourism to foster their friendship and mutualunderstanding, contributing to bolstering the developing ties between the twocountries.

President Phuc asked Crown Prince Frederik to convey his invitationto visit Vietnam to Queen Margrethe II./.