General Secretary To Lam met with Vietnamese Embassy staff and the Vietnamese community in Northern Europe.

General Secretary To Lam and his wife met with officials from the Vietnamese Embassy and the Vietnamese community in Northern Europe. Photo: Thong Nhat – VNA

Reporting to General Secretary To Lam on the work of the Embassy and the development of the Vietnamese community in the Nordic countries, Vietnamese Ambassador to Finland Pham Thi Thanh Binh said that the Vietnamese community in Finland, with about 16,000 people, is growing stronger and is a united, hard-working, well-integrated community, always looking towards the homeland. People live, study and work in many fields, contributing to building the image of Vietnamese people as hard-working, intelligent, benevolent, law-abiding, and respected and highly appreciated by the local society.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Finland has continuously made efforts to actively and comprehensively implement all aspects of foreign affairs, closely coordinating with partner agencies to promote political , economic, educational, scientific, technological cooperation and people-to-people exchange, contributing to the development of the relationship between the two countries in a practical, effective and sustainable manner.

General Secretary To Lam and his wife met with officials from the Vietnamese Embassy and the Vietnamese community in Northern Europe. (Photo: Thong Nhat/VNA)

According to Ambassador Pham Thi Thanh Binh, Vietnam-Finland cooperation is a typical example of the successful transition from development cooperation to equal partnership. Vietnam is Finland’s largest trading partner in Southeast Asia and has just been announced as the only country in the region on the list of trade investments in the fields of education and innovation. Thousands of Vietnamese students are studying in Finland, creating a foundation for high-quality human resource cooperation.

The joint statement issued by the two leaders on upgrading the Vietnam-Finland relationship to a strategic partnership marked a breakthrough development, opening up deeper, more trustworthy and comprehensive cooperation than ever before, and is the basis for promoting regular high-level delegation exchanges, expanding policy dialogue mechanisms and enhancing strategic consultations. The Embassy will always strive to be a bridge for Vietnamese people to stay connected to the Fatherland, while supporting them to integrate well and develop in the host country.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Denmark Nguyen Le Thanh said that pioneering countries in innovation, green technology and sustainability like Denmark see in Vietnam a similar development vision, an ideal "gateway" to expand the green cooperation chain, a strategic, trustworthy and courageous partner for long-term cooperation and at new heights.

To take advantage of Denmark's strengths, Ambassador Nguyen Le Thanh recommended researching and creating a "closed human resource cycle", starting with training highly skilled Vietnamese workers according to Danish standards in industries where they are in shortage, such as nursing, green industrial workers and clean agriculture.

This source of human resources not only helps solve Denmark’s labor shortage problem, but also helps Vietnamese workers improve their skills and accumulate international experience. When they return, they will become core experts bringing capital, technology and industrial style, creating added value for the Vietnamese economy.

According to Ambassador Nguyen Le Thanh, it is necessary to research and develop a strategic consulting cooperation program so that Danish experts can advise Vietnam on building foundational data sets and overall designs for digital transformation, ensuring high connectivity and usability. Thereby, helping Vietnam save time, resources and get on the right track from the beginning to successfully build a digital government and a data economy. Establish a group of consulting experts, cooperate with relevant domestic ministries and branches to transfer experience in planning, technology and building a policy ecosystem, helping Vietnam move faster on the path to achieving the Net Zero goal. The Embassy of Denmark will continue to be a close and effective bridge between the two countries.

General Secretary To Lam met with officials of the Vietnamese Embassy and the Vietnamese community in Northern Europe. (Photo: Thong Nhat/VNA)

Speaking at the meeting, General Secretary To Lam affirmed that he always listens to and values recommendations with the aim of enhancing the value and position of Vietnam; creating the most favorable conditions for the overseas Vietnamese community to integrate into the life of the host country. This is also a very important task of the Party and State towards the overseas Vietnamese community.

The Vietnamese community abroad not only actively contributes to the development of host countries, but also acts as ambassadors, cultural figures, and important bridges to promote cooperative relations between Vietnam and other countries.

Informing the people of some highlights of the country's situation, the General Secretary emphasized that we are determined and have achieved many successes, but still ensure stable and sustainable growth, not development by any means, at any cost. The State has also applied many policies to improve people's lives.

The General Secretary highly appreciated the Vietnamese community in Finland as well as in the Nordic countries for being very united, united, always looking towards the homeland, showing patriotism. They love, care for, support, help each other and contribute to the development of the host country. Many people are successful, hold important positions or dominate scientific fields.

The General Secretary also highly appreciated the activities of the Embassy and representative agencies of Vietnam in Finland and the Nordic countries. Despite the small number of staff, the agency always fulfills its tasks well, promptly strengthens solidarity and international integration, demonstrates Vietnam's responsibility, and cares for the Vietnamese community.

The General Secretary said that the two countries have upgraded their relationship to a Strategic Partnership, opening up new cooperation spaces, in which the pillars of economic, trade and investment cooperation continue to be promoted; cooperation in science and technology is a very potential field that needs to be promoted. Innovation, climate change, industrial production, digital transformation, quantum technology, and artificial intelligence are new areas of cooperation in which Finland and the Nordic countries have long had strengths, and are leading countries in the region and the world. Cooperation in culture, people-to-people exchange, and tourism also opens up many good opportunities. Cooperation in education and training to train high-quality human resources is a focus in the coming time.

HANH NGUYEN

Source: https://nhandan.vn/tong-bi-thu-to-lam-gap-go-can-bo-dai-su-quan-viet-nam-va-cong-dong-nguoi-viet-tai-bac-au-post917029.html