PM seeks additional Finnish development aid
(VOV) - Vietnam hopes to receive more Finnish development aid for poverty reduction, water supply and environmental sanitation, forestation, private economic development, green growth and climate change adaptation.
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung made the proposal while receiving Finnish Minister for International Development Heidi Hautala in Hanoi on January 25.
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| Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung (R) welcomed Minister Heidi Hautala in Hanoi on January 25 (Photo:VGP) |
He noted with satisfaction the positive development of Vietnam-Finland relations in recent times, and said both sides need to promote cooperation in politics, diplomacy, economics, trade, investment, education-training, and development aid.
The Vietnamese government will create the best possible conditions for Finnish businesses to establish long-term partnerships with their Vietnamese counterparts and foster bilateral trade links, Dung assured his guest.
Minister Hautala said she was accompanied by a number of Finnish businesses on a visit to Vietnam aiming to increase Finnish investment in the country, especially in the environment and green technology.
Vietnam is a traditional partner in Finland’s development cooperation policy, she said, hoping that the Vietnamese government will facilitate Finnish operations in the country.
Representatives of Finnish businesses showed their desires to invest in their strong areas such as consultations, technology, renewable energy, measurement and weather forecast.