Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan (right) and Vice President and Foreign Minister of Switzerland Ignazio Cassis (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan hosted a reception on August5 for Vice President and Foreign Minister of Switzerland Ignazio Cassis,who is on an official visit to Vietnam on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Vietnam-Switzerland diplomatic ties.
Appreciating the outcomes between Ignazio Cassis and ForeignMinister Bui Thanh Son, Vice President Xuan thanked Switzerland for itscontinued provision of ODA for Vietnam.
She affirmed that Vietnam will create favourable conditions for the twocountries to expand investment cooperation to fields with good potential.
The Vice President also valued the timely support of the Swiss Government forVietnam in times of difficulties, and asked Switzerland to help Vietnam accessCOVID-19 vaccines.
Vice President Ignazio Cassis stressed that Switzerland attaches importanceto developing relations with Vietnam in the context of Vietnam’s rising roleand prestige in the region and the world.
He spoke highly of Vietnam’s response to the latest resurgence of the COVID-19and informed that the Swiss Government had decide to provide Vietnam withemergency aid of 500,000 kits of rapid test kits, 300,000 anti-bacterial masksand 30 ventilators.
The Swiss Vice President also thanked Vietnam for supporting strongercooperation between Switzerland and the ASEAN.
The two Vice Presidents took the occasion to discuss measures to promotebilateral relations, including the resumption of delegation exchanges,especially high-ranking delegations.
The Swiss official said President Guy Parmelin hopes PresidentNguyen Xuan Phuc will early make an official visit to Switzerland so that thetwo sides can reach agreement on major orientations for bilateral cooperation.
The two sides also looked into the prospect of an early conclusion ofnegotiations on a free trade agreement between Vietnam and the EFTA in whichSwitzerland is a member.
The two sides agreed to cooperate closely and support each other at multilateralforums, and reiterated the importance of maintaining navigation and overflight freedomin the East Sea, while highlighting the need for observance of internationallaw and the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), thuscontributing to a peaceful and stable environment for development in the regionand the world as a whole./.
Appreciating the outcomes between Ignazio Cassis and ForeignMinister Bui Thanh Son, Vice President Xuan thanked Switzerland for itscontinued provision of ODA for Vietnam.
She affirmed that Vietnam will create favourable conditions for the twocountries to expand investment cooperation to fields with good potential.
The Vice President also valued the timely support of the Swiss Government forVietnam in times of difficulties, and asked Switzerland to help Vietnam accessCOVID-19 vaccines.
Vice President Ignazio Cassis stressed that Switzerland attaches importanceto developing relations with Vietnam in the context of Vietnam’s rising roleand prestige in the region and the world.
He spoke highly of Vietnam’s response to the latest resurgence of the COVID-19and informed that the Swiss Government had decide to provide Vietnam withemergency aid of 500,000 kits of rapid test kits, 300,000 anti-bacterial masksand 30 ventilators.
The Swiss Vice President also thanked Vietnam for supporting strongercooperation between Switzerland and the ASEAN.
The two Vice Presidents took the occasion to discuss measures to promotebilateral relations, including the resumption of delegation exchanges,especially high-ranking delegations.
The Swiss official said President Guy Parmelin hopes PresidentNguyen Xuan Phuc will early make an official visit to Switzerland so that thetwo sides can reach agreement on major orientations for bilateral cooperation.
The two sides also looked into the prospect of an early conclusion ofnegotiations on a free trade agreement between Vietnam and the EFTA in whichSwitzerland is a member.
The two sides agreed to cooperate closely and support each other at multilateralforums, and reiterated the importance of maintaining navigation and overflight freedomin the East Sea, while highlighting the need for observance of internationallaw and the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), thuscontributing to a peaceful and stable environment for development in the regionand the world as a whole./.
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