Deputy Minister Le Thi Thu Hang received the Chairman and General Director of Jadestone Energy Company

On July 24, at the headquarters of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang received Chairman and General Director of Jadestone Energy Company (UK), Mr. Thomas Mitchell Little.

Deputy Foreign Minister Le Thi Thu Hang received Chairman and General Director of Jadestone Energy Company (UK), Mr. Thomas Mitchell Little. (Photo: Quang Hoa)

At the meeting, Deputy Minister Le Thi Thu Hang affirmed that Vietnam always attaches importance to developing the Strategic Partnership with the UK; highly appreciated the strong developments in bilateral relations in recent times, especially since the two sides issued a Joint Statement on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the establishment of the Strategic Partnership (2010-2020) with a vision to upgrade relations in the next decade.

Bilateral trade turnover between Vietnam and the UK in 2024 will reach 8.5 billion USD, an increase of 18% compared to 2023. In the first 6 months of 2025, this figure will reach more than 4.3 billion USD, an increase of nearly 10% over the same period last year. Currently, the UK has 587 valid investment projects in Vietnam with a total registered capital of nearly 4.5 billion USD, ranking 15th out of 150 countries and territories in Vietnam.

Ông Thomas Mitchell Little, đại diện Công ty Jadestone bày tỏ cảm ơn Chính phủ Việt Nam đã quan tâm và tạo thuận lợi để doanh nghiệp triển khai hiệu quả các hoạt động tại Việt Nam thời gian qua; đánh giá Việt Nam là một thị trường chiến lược tại châu Á – Thái Bình Dương, có tiềm năng lớn trong phát triển ngành khí đốt tự nhiên.

Representatives of Jadestone Energy Company informed about the project progress at Nam Du and U Minh mines; expressed the desire to continue expanding cooperation with Vietnamese partners in the coming time.

Deputy Minister Le Thi Thu Hang highly appreciated Jadestone Energy's business plan in Vietnam, and affirmed that the Vietnamese Government welcomes international enterprises with capacity and experience to invest in long-term and stable business in Vietnam, especially participating in the development of Vietnam's national energy infrastructure.

The Deputy Minister emphasized that the Vietnamese Government will continue to facilitate foreign enterprises, including Jadestone Energy, to invest stably, effectively and sustainably in Vietnam.

Deputy Foreign Minister Le Thi Thu Hang took a photo with Mr. Thomas Mitchell Little, Chairman and General Director of Jadestone Energy Company (UK) and other members of the delegation. (Photo: Quang Hoa)

Source: https://baoquocte.vn/thu-truong-le-thi-thu-hang-tiep-chu-cich-kiem-tong-giam-doc-cong-ty-nang-luong-jadestone-322212.html