Crown Princess Victoria and her husband were delighted to welcome Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his wife and the high-ranking Vietnamese delegation on an official visit to the Kingdom of Sweden.
The Princess expressed her appreciation for the traditional friendship between the two countries and shared her deep impressions of her visit to Vietnam in 2019, the Vietnamese people are very friendly, the culture and cuisine of Vietnam are wonderful. The Princess and her husband hope to visit Vietnam again soon to have time to visit and experience the countryside of Vietnam.
Princess Victoria highly appreciated Vietnam's socio-economic development achievements and Vietnam is one of the few countries in the world to achieve high economic growth in the current global difficult context.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh sincerely thanked the Swedish Government and people for their affection for him and the high-ranking delegation of Vietnam; respectfully conveyed the greetings of General Secretary To Lam, President Luong Cuong and National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man to the Princess and her husband, and invited the Princess to visit Vietnam in October on the occasion of the signing ceremony of the United Nations Convention on Cybersecurity in Hanoi.
The Prime Minister affirmed that the Party, Government and people of Vietnam will never forget the sincere and wholehearted help and support that the Swedish Royal Family and people have given to Vietnam in the cause of national liberation and reunification in the 1960s of the last century, and then the two countries established diplomatic relations in 1969 as well as the cause of national construction and development today. The Vietnamese people will always remember the image of Prime Minister Olof Pamer leading a demonstration in support of the Vietnamese people.
The Prime Minister sincerely thanked Sweden for recently giving Vietnam a film directed by Bo Öhlén, which recorded the vibrant atmosphere in Stockholm on April 30, 1975 when Swedish people took to the streets to celebrate the victory of the Vietnamese people.
The Bai Bang Paper Mill, the National Children's Hospital, and the Uong Bi Hospital projects have become lasting symbols, leaving beautiful feelings in the hearts of the Vietnamese people. The people of the two countries are also connected by intellectual and cultural values; the Vietnamese people always admire Sweden with the Nobel Prize and the band Abba.
The two sides expressed satisfaction with the positive developments in all areas, especially after the visit to Vietnam by the Princess and her husband in 2019. Accordingly, political and diplomatic relations have been continuously strengthened, including the exchange of delegations, especially at high level.
Regarding major orientations in bilateral relations in the coming time, the Prime Minister suggested that the Royal Family and the Princess herself further promote delegation exchanges and contacts at all levels, especially high-level ones; promote local cooperation and people-to-people exchanges, creating favorable conditions for expanding cooperation in other fields.
Appreciating the princess's contributions to global issues such as climate change, poverty reduction, and child care, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh shared that Vietnam is aiming to become a high-income developed country by 2045, with social security guaranteed, people well-off and happy, children healthy, and their full potential unlocked...
It is known that the Prime Minister will participate in the Vietnam-Sweden business forum during this visit. The Princess hopes that there will be many economic, trade and investment cooperation links between the two countries in the coming time and believes that there is still a lot of potential for both sides to develop further.
The two leaders agreed that the two countries need to strengthen cultural cooperation, organize exchange events between bands from the two countries to promote each other's culture and enhance connections and people-to-people exchanges.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh visits the family of late Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme
On the afternoon of June 12 (local time, evening of the same day Hanoi time), during his official visit to Sweden, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his wife visited the family of the late Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme.
Together with the family of the three sons of the late Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme, reviewing photos and memorabilia of him, including photos of him holding a torch to march against the war, supporting Vietnam, and reviewing the good history of Vietnam - Sweden relations, the Prime Minister, his wife and everyone took a moment to remember the late Prime Minister and his wife.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh was moved to express his respect and gratitude to the late Prime Minister Olof Palme - a great, loyal and close friend of the Vietnamese people; and sent greetings and regards from General Secretary To Lam, President Luong Cuong and National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man to the late Prime Minister's family. At the same time, the Prime Minister thanked the family for preserving the memories and good values that the late Prime Minister Olof Palme left behind and for always being an important bridge of friendship in fostering the friendship between the two nations.
According to the Prime Minister, in addition to his contributions to Sweden, the late Prime Minister Olof Palme also contributed to peace, cooperation and development of nations.
"Every Vietnamese person knows his name, and when talking about Sweden, people talk about Olof Palme. His name is associated with protests against the war in Vietnam from the 1960s until Vietnam's reunification in 1975; at the same time, Sweden established diplomatic relations with Vietnam in 1969," said the Prime Minister.
After the war ended, during the difficult period of national recovery and reconstruction, Sweden once again stood side by side with Vietnam, under the leadership of the late Prime Minister Olof Palme. Sweden is the leading Western country in supporting Vietnam in developing healthcare, education, human resource training, etc.; it has provided Vietnam with non-refundable aid of about 3 billion USD, the most in Northern Europe.
The projects bearing the mark of the Vietnam - Sweden cooperation relationship, such as Bai Bang Paper Mill, Central Children's Hospital, Uong Bi Hospital... or training programs for cadres, experts, doctors, engineers,... continue to promote their value to this day. For example, the Central Children's Hospital has saved the lives of many children, who later grew up and contributed to the country and society.
According to the Prime Minister, these are symbolic works for the relationship between the two countries and will live forever, but an even greater symbol is the symbol of opposing war and supporting peace for Vietnam.
Today, Vietnam has diplomatic relations with nearly 200 countries, Comprehensive Partnership, Strategic Partnership, Comprehensive Strategic Partnership with more than 30 countries; but during the fierce and arduous war years, without courage and mettle, it would not have been possible to do what the late Prime Minister Olof Palme did - who publicly expressed his support for the just struggle of the Vietnamese people - a country invaded, devastated, and ruined by war.
The Prime Minister stated that this was the action of a person who loves peace and freedom. His action was a strong support, a source of great encouragement and motivation, and has entered a part of the subconscious, of Vietnamese history, and entered the hearts of the Vietnamese people; at the same time, it has called on the Swedish people to support and help Vietnam.
During the time of Prime Minister Olof Palme, Sweden provided the most aid to Vietnam and also laid the foundation for the relationship between the two countries. He was always a role model, inspiring future generations to cooperate closely and effectively between the two countries, contributing to the goal of peace, cooperation and development in the region and the world.
The Prime Minister respectfully invited members of the late Prime Minister Olof Palme's extended family to visit Vietnam again, to revisit the works associated with the late Prime Minister's name, thereby feeling more clearly the value and great significance of the work that the late Prime Minister Olof Palme did for Vietnam, feeling the affection of the Vietnamese side for his family and witnessing the development of Vietnam. "The development of Vietnam is partly due to Mr. Olof Palme's efforts," the Prime Minister said.
For their part, members of the late Prime Minister Olof Palme's family sincerely thanked Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and the delegation for their sentiments; and said that continuing the tradition, the family always has good feelings and strong support for the country and people of Vietnam.
According to VGP
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