PM Chinh’s visit to take Vietnam-Netherlands ties to new heights
VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s upcoming official visit to the Netherlands aims to promote, tighten, and bring the comprehensive co-operative partnership that exists between Vietnam and the European country to a higher level.
This assessment was made by Vietnamese Ambassador to the Netherlands Pham Viet Anh during a recent media interview prior to the PM’s visit from December 11 to December 12.
The Ambassador said that the visit, which came at the invitation of PM Mark Rutte and is taking place ahead of the celebration of the 50th anniversary of Vietnam-Netherlands diplomatic relations, will create a premise for the fresh development of joint ties.
Both nations share similarities in terms of natural conditions and geopolitics. The Netherlands boasts strengths in utilising water resources and a resolving to fulfill climate and environmental protection targets, whilst the country has set a good example in terms of its circular economy, digital transformation, and energy transformation. These are also issues that Vietnam pays close attention to, the Vietnamese diplomat went on to say.
Therefore, PM Chinh is particularly keen in further collaboration with the Netherlands in climate change response and energy transition, Ambassador Anh said, adding that the PM will pay close attention to building trade and investment co-operation.
Moving forward, Vietnamese Government chief is set to chair a business forum on collaboration in climate change and energy transition, as well as meeting with leading Dutch enterprises which have already invested in the Vietnamese market or are interested in shifting their operation to Vietnam.
Highlighting the hallmarks of the bilateral friendship over the past nearly 50 years such as the Medical Committee Netherlands-Vietnam and the Quang Tri hospital, Ambassador Anh stressed that the Netherlands had dispatched experts to help the Vietnamese side in education, agriculture, irrigation, and maritime during its most difficult years. This support has helped the nation overcome difficulties and become a rice exporter.
The relationship has therefore recorded several outstanding developments over the past two decades, he said, explaining that the enhanced delegation exchange has contributed to bolstering ties in all spheres. This has led to the formation of two strategic partnerships during this period, with the strategic partnership in climate change adaptation and water management in 2010, along with another on sustainable agriculture and food security in 2014. The two countries also formed a comprehensive partnership during a visit to Vietnam by PM Rutte in April, 2019.
Both nations boast huge potential for broader co-operation, particularly in climate change response, energy transition, seaport planning and construction, semi-conductor technology, as well as high-tech agriculture, he added.