General Secretary To Lam and President Alexander Stubb witnessed the signing ceremony of cooperation documents.

Within the framework of the official visit to the Republic of Finland by General Secretary To Lam and his wife along with the high-ranking Vietnamese delegation, at noon on October 21 (local time), at the Presidential Palace, General Secretary To Lam and President of the Republic of Finland Alexander Stubb witnessed the signing ceremony of bilateral cooperation documents between Vietnam and Finland.

General Secretary To Lam and President of the Republic of Finland Alexander Stubb after the signing ceremony of cooperation documents. (Photo: VNA)

The signed cooperation documents include: Memorandum of Understanding on bilateral cooperation in the field of environment, biodiversity and climate change between the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment of Vietnam and the Ministry of Environment of Finland; Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Finance of Vietnam and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland on supporting and promoting the preparation and implementation of projects funded under the Finnish Public Investment Program; Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Finance of Vietnam and the Finnish Export Credit Agency.

Establishing diplomatic relations with Vietnam on January 25, 1973, for many decades, Finland has been an important development aid partner of Vietnam, making a significant contribution to the economic and social development process in Vietnam. Many projects in remote areas have contributed to improving and enhancing the lives of the Vietnamese people.

General Secretary To Lam and Finnish President Alexander Stubb witnessed the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Vietnamese Ministry of Finance and the Finnish Ministry of Foreign Affairs on supporting and promoting the preparation and implementation of projects funded under Finland's Public Investment Fund (PIF). (Photo: VNA)

Over time, the Vietnam-Finland relationship has shifted from development cooperation to mutually beneficial cooperation. Two-way trade turnover between the two countries has grown continuously in recent years. Cooperation in the fields of science-technology, culture-sports, tourism, labor... has developed positively. Cooperation in new fields such as circular economy, high-tech agriculture, green transformation, renewable energy... promises to bring new cooperation frameworks suitable to the potential and needs of each side.

Following the vibrant high-level foreign affairs activities since the beginning of the year, General Secretary To Lam's official visit to the Republic of Finland is a clear demonstration of the foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, multilateralization, diversification, proactiveness, and comprehensive and extensive international integration, and is also an important foreign affairs activity to promote the implementation of Resolution No. 59-NQ/TW of the Politburo on international integration in the new situation.

HANH NGUYEN

Source: https://nhandan.vn/tong-bi-thu-to-lam-va-tong-thong-alexander-stubb-chung-kien-le-ky-ket-cac-van-kien-hop-tac-post916928.html