(VOVworld) - Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh received Swedish Prime Minister’s special envoy on Friday.

Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh receives Swedish Prime Minister’s special envoy (Photo: VGP)

He suggested more cooperation in all fields based on the solid foundation laid by late Prime Minister Olof Palme. Special envoy Pierre Schori was in Vietnam to join commemoration activities in honor of the late Swedish Prime Minister. The special envoy said Sweden wants to strengthen the special bilateral relations. Sweden has been Vietnam’s important Scandinavian partner with two way trade turnover surpassing 1.2 billion dollars.