Vietnam, UK seek to foster trade, investment links
(VOVWORLD) - A memorandum of understanding (MoU) to promote relations between Vietnamese localities and UK partners, towards strengthening trade and investment cooperation between the two countries was signed in London on Monday.
 Vietnam and the UK sign a memorandum of understanding on June 24, 2019 in London to strengthen trade and investment cooperation. (Photo: Diem Quynh/VNA) |
The signatories were representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the UK Asia House – an independent organization advising governments, public academies, and private organizations to promote political, economic, and trade ties between Europe and Asia.
The two sides agreed to cooperate in organizing events, roundtable conferences, and forums on economic and business development. At the signing ceremony, Asia House CEO Michael Lawrence said the organization’s top priority is to enhance economic cooperation with Asia, expressing his hope that Vietnam, as the Chair of ASEAN in 2020, will work closely with Asia House to promote cooperation between the UK and ASEAN countries.
The same day, the Vietnamese Embassy and British University Vietnam (BUV) signed a MoU on coordination to promote scholarships funded by BUV for Vietnamese students in the UK.