Accompanying the President of the Swiss National Council on his visit to Vietnam were: First Vice President of the Swiss National Council Eric Nussbaumer, Second Vice President of the Swiss National Council Maja Riniker, Secretary General of the Swiss Parliament Philippe Schwab, Member of Parliament Ida Glanzmann, and a number of officials.

President of the Swiss National Council Martin Candinas arrived in Hanoi, starting an official visit to Vietnam.

Deputy Chairman of the National Assembly's Foreign Affairs Committee Don Tuan Phong and Swiss Ambassador to Vietnam Thomas Gass welcomed the delegation at Noi Bai International Airport.

This official visit to Vietnam by President of the Swiss National Council Candinas demonstrates Switzerland's respect for Vietnam. Switzerland wishes to strengthen cooperation between the two countries, especially in the fields of economy and trade, and strives towards signing a Free Trade Agreement between Vietnam and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA). This is also an important parliamentary foreign exchange activity of high-level delegation exchanges resumed between the two countries after the Covid-19 pandemic.

For Vietnam, welcoming the President of the Swiss National Council aims to affirm Vietnam's consistent policy of always attaching importance to the traditional friendship and multifaceted cooperation between Vietnam and Switzerland; wishing to deepen the close and trusting relationship between the two countries in all fields; promoting economic-trade-investment cooperation; at the same time wishing to soon complete and put into effect the EFTA Agreement; further promoting cooperation between the two countries' legislative bodies, making bilateral parliamentary cooperation increasingly effective and substantive.

VNA