The Republic of Estonia is the first destination of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh 's working trip to attend the 3rd United Nations Ocean Conference, conduct bilateral activities in France, and pay official visits to the Republic of Estonia and the Kingdom of Sweden from June 5-14.
Welcoming Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his wife along with the Vietnamese delegation at Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport were Estonian Ambassador to Beijing and concurrently to Vietnam Hannes Hanso; Deputy Director of the Estonian State Protocol Department Sven Tolp; Vietnamese Ambassador to Finland and concurrently to Estonia Pham Thi Thanh Binh.
This is the first visit by a Vietnamese Prime Minister to Estonia since the two countries established diplomatic relations in 1992, aiming to promote the friendship and multifaceted cooperation between Vietnam and Estonia to a new level of development; affirming Vietnam's consistent policy of always attaching importance to and wishing to strengthen and promote relations with European countries, including Estonia.
Estonia is a traditional friend and has a multifaceted cooperative relationship with Vietnam. After 33 years of establishing diplomatic relations, the two countries have exchanged a number of delegations and high-level contacts; established a political consultation mechanism at the Deputy Minister and Department Head levels.
During the discussions, Estonia repeatedly affirmed that Vietnam is a priority partner in Southeast Asia, wishing to further promote cooperative relations with Vietnam. The two countries also actively coordinate and support each other at multilateral forums.
Estonia has actively supported Vietnam in signing the Vietnam-European Union Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) and is one of the first EU countries to ratify the Vietnam-European Union Investment Protection Agreement (EVIPA).
Economic relations as well as two-way trade turnover, although still modest, have tended to grow steadily in recent years. Both sides are exploiting the advantages of the Vietnam – EU Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) to expand market access, especially in areas of mutual interest.
Estonia helped Vietnam train many students and postgraduates during the Soviet era and later continued to have training cooperation with a number of Vietnamese universities.
During the visit, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh is expected to hold talks and meetings with senior leaders of Estonia, attend the Vietnam - Estonia business forum, and visit a number of economic, social and cultural establishments of Estonia.
Since joining the EU in 2004, Estonia has achieved great achievements in socio-economic development and European integration, especially being a pioneer in digital transformation and applying e-government.
Therefore, the visit is expected to open up new cooperation opportunities between the two countries, especially in the fields of information technology, digital transformation, artificial intelligence, financial technology, digital economy, cyber security, smart logistics, digital seaports, e-government development, etc.
According to VGP
Source: https://vietnamnet.vn/thu-tuong-pham-minh-chinh-bat-dau-tham-chinh-thuc-cong-hoa-estonia-2408441.html
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