Speaking at the reception, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh expressed his belief that the visit will be a success, creating momentum to promote traditional friendship and multifaceted cooperation between Vietnam and Finland. The Prime Minister informed the Chairman of the Finnish National Assembly about Vietnam's foreign policy as well as socio-economic development guidelines, policies and achievements; congratulations on the development achievements that the Finnish people have achieved recently, being the greenest, happiest developed country in the world.
The Prime Minister asked the Finnish National Assembly to support the European Commission (EC) to soon remove the "yellow card" (IUU) on Vietnamese seafood; urge the National Assembly of EU member countries to soon ratify the Vietnam - European Union Investment Protection Agreement (EVIPA) and believe that EVIPA will help each country's businesses access each other's and the region's markets.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh proposed that the two sides study new educational cooperation potentials in vocational training, share experiences in building a high-quality education system, and create conditions for expanding student exchange; Thank you and ask the Government and National Assembly of Finland to continue to pay attention and create favorable conditions for Vietnamese citizens to live, do business and study stably in Finland, contributing to promoting the role of a friendly bridge. consultation and cooperation between the two countries.
National Assembly Chairman Jussi Halla-Aho congratulated Vietnam on continuing to achieve impressive achievements in economic and social development and playing an increasingly high role in the international arena. He assessed that Vietnam has risen from the ashes of war and from an aid recipient has become an equal cooperation partner of Finland.
National Assembly Chairman Jussi Halla-Aho affirmed that Finland considers Vietnam the most important economic partner in ASEAN and wishes to strengthen cooperation with Vietnam to maximize the great potential between the two countries. Finland will accompany Vietnam in realizing its strong aspiration to become a high-income country in the coming years.
The Chairman of the Finnish Parliament said that Finland is implementing a Talent Promotion Program, welcoming highly skilled workers and students from Vietnam to work and study in Finland; At the same time, highly appreciates the integration of the Vietnamese community in Finland, actively contributing to the development of the host country, and is one of the most respected foreign communities in Finland.
The two leaders highly appreciated the positive developments in cooperation between the two countries in all fields; agreed to continue to work together to find new directions, new ways of doing things and new motivation to deepen bilateral relations. The two sides agreed to promote delegation exchanges and high-level contacts across all Party, State, and National Assembly channels to increase political trust; Strengthen close cooperation in multilateral forums for the purpose of ensuring stability, peace and sustainable development.
Regarding the economic cooperation pillar, the two sides welcome the outstanding development of bilateral trade exchange and investment cooperation, but it is not commensurate with the potential. Therefore, the two countries will continue to facilitate and encourage connections between businesses and investors, exploiting maximum benefits from the Vietnam - EU Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA), especially in the areas of Areas where both sides have needs and strengths such as high technology, green development, environment, agriculture, forestry, information technology...
Regarding development cooperation, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and National Assembly Chairman Jussi Halla-Aho agreed that the two sides will continue to coordinate closely and effectively implement the Framework Agreement between the two Governments on sponsored projects. in the Finnish Public Investment Program, focusing on priorities of improving competitiveness for the private economic sector, developing a knowledge economy, and responding to the challenges of sustainable development and change. climate, sustainable development in the Mekong Delta region. The Chairman of the Finnish National Assembly also pledged to do his best to promote the removal of the IUU yellow card for Vietnamese seafood.
Discussing international and regional issues of mutual concern, the two sides agreed to respect sovereignty, territorial integrity, resolve disputes by peaceful means, and respect international law, especially the Convention United Nations on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) in 1982. The Chairman of the Finnish National Assembly supports the stance and views of ASEAN and Vietnam on the East Sea issue, including ensuring safety and freedom of navigation, air; Support the efforts of ASEAN and China to effectively and fully implement the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the East Sea (DOC), and build a Code of Conduct in the East Sea (COC)./.
