Present at the event were Austrian President Heinz Fischer and his spouse and Vietnamese Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Kim Tien. 

Minister Tien thanked the Austrian government for its support to Vietnam’s past struggle for national independence and reunification. 

She highlighted the positive results of cooperation between Vietnam and Austria over the last four decades in economics, trade, investment, culture, health care and education and training. 

She affirmed Vietnam’s policy of continuing to expand cooperation and friendship with Austria, one of its important EU partners. 

After the visit to Vietnam by Austrian President Heinz Fischer in May, the two countries’ relations have continued to grow and flourish, Tien added. 

For his part, Martin Eichtinger, Director General for Cultural Policy at the Austrian Foreign Ministry, affirmed that his government’s commitment to providing further support to Vietnam’s renewal process as well as sharing experience with Vietnam in national industrialisation and modernisation. 

A performance of Vietnamese royal court music with artists wearing Ao dai  traditional dress was held after the meeting.