 Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son welcomes Swedish Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs Robert Rydberg in Hanoi on June 10, 2022. (Photo: An Dang/VNA) |
Son said both have favourable conditions to consolidate and expand cooperation, especially in the areas of Vietnam’s priorities and Sweden’s strengths like high-quality personnel development, modern infrastructure construction for sustainable development, institutions and laws, and socio-economic management.
Rydberg said that Sweden considers Vietnam a priority partner in Southeast Asia, and wishes to tighten the bilateral ties.
He agreed to step up meetings and delegation exchanges, and trade and investment promotion activities, and expand the bilateral cooperation in other potential areas.
Earlier the same day, Rydberg and Deputy Foreign Minister Ha Kim Ngoc co-chaired the political consultation between the Vietnamese and Swedish foreign ministries in Hanoi, during which the sides exchanged views on the bilateral collaboration and regional and international issues of shared concern.
