Foreign Minister Le Hoai Trung receives Norwegian Minister for International Development Åsmund Aukrust. Photo: VNA.
During the meeting, Minister Le Hoai Trung expressed his pleasure at the strong development of Vietnam-Norway relations after 55 years of establishing diplomatic relations, affirming that Vietnam attaches importance to strengthening multifaceted cooperation with Norway, and that both sides have good conditions to complement each other and expand mutually beneficial cooperation, aiming towards green transformation and the development of a circular economy .
To enhance cooperation in various fields in the coming period, Minister Le Hoai Trung proposed that both sides strengthen political trust through exchanges of delegations at all levels and through all channels; leverage Norway's strengths and the potential of both countries in the fields of investment and trade, agriculture, sustainable fisheries development, high technology, adaptation to climate change, environment, and green growth, in order to further expand and deepen the relationship effectively and substantively.
Minister Le Hoai Trung thanked Norway for its valuable support over the past period, emphasizing that both sides need to continue effective traditional areas of cooperation such as education and training, and development assistance to help Vietnam improve its capacity, strengthen institutions, promote gender equality, and develop socio-economic development.
On this occasion, Minister Le Hoai Trung and Minister for International Development Åsmund Aukrust expressed their pleasure at the positive progress in negotiations to establish a Vietnam-Norway Green Strategic Partnership, and agreed to promote negotiations and soon sign a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the EFTA member countries (Norway, Switzerland, Iceland, and Liechtenstein) and Vietnam, in order to diversify markets and bring practical benefits to the business community and people of both sides.
Foreign Minister Le Hoai Trung receives Norwegian Minister for International Development Åsmund Aukrust. Photo: VNA.
Expressing his pleasure at meeting Minister Le Hoai Trung on the occasion of the 55th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries, Norwegian Minister Åsmund Aukrust highly appreciated Vietnam's role, position, and proactive foreign policy, considering Vietnam a friend and reliable partner of Norway in the Asia-Pacific region. He affirmed that this visit to Vietnam, taking place immediately after the successful 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam, demonstrates high political trust and the Norwegian Government's interest in promoting more substantive and comprehensive cooperation with Vietnam, noting that the potential and room for cooperation between the two sides remain very large on both bilateral and multilateral levels.
Against the backdrop of increasing global instability and escalating trade tensions, Minister Åsmund Aukrust affirmed Norway's desire to strengthen cooperation with Vietnam in the areas of trade, sustainable fisheries, green energy, marine economy, green transformation, and circular economy development, while continuing to cooperate with Vietnam in promoting multilateralism and contributing to addressing global challenges.
Sharing views on the international and regional situation, both sides agreed to actively exchange and coordinate positions on issues of common interest, promote inter-regional cooperation, especially within the framework of ASEAN, WTO and the United Nations, contributing to peace, stability and development in the region and the world.
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