The statement was given at the meeting of the Vietnam – Luxembourg Partnership Committee on February 13-15 with the participation of a Vietnamese delegation led by Minister of Planning and Investment, Vo Hong Phuc.

The Vietnamese delegation had a working session with the General Director of the Luxembourg development aid agency, and was greeted by Luxembourg Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker. 

Meeting with the Luxembourg PM, Minister Vo Hong Phuc expressed his thanks to the Luxembourgian government for its support to Vietnam in the past.

PM Juncker praised cooperation between the two countries in all fields and expressed his hope ties would be further developed.

Earlier, at the meeting of the Vietnam-Luxembourg Partnership Committee, Minister Phuc and Marie Josee Jacobs, Luxembourg Minister of Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Affairs, reviewed Luxembourg-funded projects in Vietnam and the cooperation strategy between the two countries. These included in agricultural and rural development, healthcare, personnel training and poverty reduction.

In the 2011-2015 period, the Luxembourgian government pledged to provide EUR42 million as non-refundable aid to Vietnam to carry out projects prioritised by the Vietnamese government.

Minister Phuc also visited Astra Company, a centre involved in global services in the satellite management of Luxembourg.