New impetus for cooperation between Vietnam and Denmark, Norway

At the invitation of Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Denmark Mette Frederiksen and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Norway Gahr Store, Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan paid an official visit to the Kingdom of Denmark and the Kingdom of Norway from November 20-25.

This is the first visit of a Vietnamese Vice President to Denmark and Norway. The Vice President's visit contributes to further strengthening the relationship between Vietnam and Denmark and Norway, two countries with more than 50 years of diplomatic relations.

"The visit demonstrates the determination of Vietnam and the two countries in expanding and deepening the traditional friendship and cooperation, opening up many new cooperation opportunities on the basis of mutually beneficial cooperation, exploiting advantages and meeting each other's needs; at the same time consolidating the foundation for cooperation and mutual support in multilateral forums" - Deputy Foreign Minister Le Thi Thu Hang shared in an interview after the Vice President's visit.

According to Deputy Minister Le Thi Thu Hang, the visit also demonstrates the attention and care of Party and State leaders for overseas Vietnamese, with more than 23,000 people in Norway and more than 16,000 people in Denmark, and is a step to implement Conclusion 12 of the Politburo on the work of overseas Vietnamese in the new situation.

Deputy Foreign Minister Le Thi Thu Hang said that the Vice President's visit was a great success, achieving the set goals and requirements, bringing about very positive, specific and practical results in many aspects.

Firstly , the visit contributed to strengthening political trust between Vietnam and Denmark and Norway. In Norway, the two sides issued a joint press release expressing high consensus between the two sides in many areas of cooperation.

Deputy Foreign Minister Le Thi Thu Hang. Photo: Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Second , the visit creates new momentum for cooperation between Vietnam and the two countries in the pillar areas of economics - trade - investment.

"The Vice President and senior leaders of the two countries agreed that economic, trade and investment cooperation has much room for development; affirmed to create conditions and encourage businesses of the two countries to strengthen cooperation, especially in areas where Denmark and Norway have strengths and Vietnam has demand such as renewable energy, marine economy, environment, manufacturing industry..." - Deputy Minister Le Thi Thu Hang said.

Ms. Hang added that leading corporations from the two countries (CIP, Vestas, Lego... of Denmark and Equinor, Eagle Technology, Stena Recycling... of Norway) all believe that Vietnam has a lot of potential and advantages to attract foreign investment.

Third , both Denmark and Norway support Vietnam in implementing the Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP) and fulfilling the commitments made at COP 26 to achieve net zero emissions by 2050, including sharing experiences in policy and institutional development, financial support, technology transfer and human resource training.

Denmark and Vietnam will prioritize the early implementation of the Green Strategic Partnership framework. Norway and Vietnam will also jointly explore the possibility of developing strategic cooperation frameworks in the areas of sustainable ocean economy, green transition, climate change response, and renewable energy.

Fourthly , the visit contributed to promoting cooperation between Vietnam and the two countries in the fields of culture, sports, tourism, health, education, gender equality, child protection, and people-to-people exchange. During the visit, the Vietnamese and Danish Ministries of Health exchanged a Memorandum of Understanding on Health Cooperation. The Vietnamese and Norwegian Ministries of Foreign Affairs also agreed to soon sign a Visa Exemption Agreement for diplomatic passport holders.

Fifth , in his exchanges with the leaders of Denmark and Norway, the Vice President asked the host countries to facilitate living, studying and working conditions for the Vietnamese community in the two countries.

"In short, the official visit to the Kingdom of Denmark and the Kingdom of Norway by Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan was a great success," said Deputy Minister Le Thi Thu Hang.

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