Ambassador Huynh Minh Chinh briefed participants on Vietnam’s remarkable achievements in 2011 in politics, economics, culture, social, security, national defense and foreign relations.

2011 was a special year in Vietnamese-Dutch relations, marked by the success of Prince William Alexander’s visit to Vietnam and Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung’s visit to the Netherlands, which helped to bring bilateral ties to a new height, he said.

The Netherlands remains the largest European investor in Vietnam with 153 projects capitalized at US$5.6 billion and an important trading partner of the country with a two-way trade value of US$2.8 billion. It is also the second largest importer of Vietnamese products in Europe.

The diplomat affirmed that overseas Vietnamese are an inseparable part of the nation, contributing to national development and serving as a bridge between the Netherlands and Vietnam.

He spoke highly of solidarity and good integration of overseas Vietnamese in the Netherlands and thanked them for their assistance to Vietnamese Agent Orange/dioxin victims in 2011.