Swedish parliament speaker pledges to push through EU-Vietnam free trade deal
(VOVWORLD) - Sweden’s top legislator Andreas Norlen said that the Riksdag (Swedish parliament) supports the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement and the EU-Vietnam Investment Protection Agreement and will work harder for an early signing and ratification of them both.
 PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc and Speaker of the Swedish parliament Andreas Norlen in Stockholm, May 28, 2019. (Photo: VNA) |
Mr. Norlen told visiting Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc in Stockholm on Tuesday that the agreements serve the interests of all parties involved and will generate a strong impetus for economic and trade cooperation between Vietnam and the EU.
Prime Minister Phuc proposed the establishment of a Vietnam-Sweden friendship parliamentarians group. He asked the Swedish parliament to continue creating favorable conditions for the Vietnamese community in the country to settle down and integrate into the host society while preserving their national cultural identity, thus contributing to friendship and mutual understanding between the two nations.
Mr. Phuc left Stockholm the same day, concluding his official visit to Sweden.