President receives Ambassadors of UK, Norway, Denmark, Czech Republic

HÀ NỘI — President Nguyễn Xuân Phúc hosted separate receptions in Hà Nội on Thursday for the Ambassadors of the UK, Norway, Denmark and Czech Republic, who came to present their credentials.

Meeting UK Ambassador Iain Frew, Phúc congratulated the country for having a new Prime Minister, and expressed a wish that the two countries would continue to further deepen their cooperation. 

Noting that  二0 二 三 marks the  五0th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties, he suggested the two countries’ agencies jointly hold celebrations, especially exchanging high-level visits.

The President said economic-trade-investment cooperation continued to be a pillar of the Việt Nam-UK strategic partnership, with good developments under the effect of the Việt Nam-UK Free Trade Agreement. Last year, two-way trade rose by  一 八 per cent annually to nearly US$ 六. 六 billion.

President Phúc wished both sides would continue working closely together to capitalise on the free trade deal, fuelling growth following the pandemic.

Apart from green transition and growth, he hoped the UK would expand collaboration with Việt Nam in promising fields such as digital transformation, education, finance-banking, and national defence-security.

Frew, for his part, said with its strengths, the UK was ready to help Việt Nam with energy transition and work together with Việt Nam for the sake of peace and stability in the region and the world.