Vietnamese Ambassador to the Netherlands Ngo Thi Hoa (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The dynamic and effectivepartnership between Vietnam and the Netherlands is built on strong political,trade-investment ties and diverse cooperation areas, Vietnamese Ambassador to theNetherlands Ngo Thi Hoa said in an interview to the press on the occasion ofthe 45th founding anniversary of diplomatic ties.
Since the establishment of diplomatic ties (April 9,1973), Vietnam and the Netherlands have developed and cooperated together inpeace and prosperity on the basis of common interests and mutual respect. Inits policy towards Asia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN),the Netherlands always considers Vietnam one of the prioritized partners, shesaid.
With the support of the Vietnamese State,Government, localities and businesses with a policy of expanding cooperation withthe Netherlands in the fields of their strengths and demand, cooperationagreements reached during the Netherlands visits by Prime Minister Nguyen XuanPhuc in July 2017 and National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan in March2018 have laid an important foundation for bilateral cooperation in the future.
As Vietnam and the Netherlands lie at strategiclocations with vast plains and are hard hit by climate change and rising sealevel, the two countries lifted their ties to the level of strategicpartnership on climate change and water management in 2010 and strategicpartnership on sustainable agriculture and food security in 2014.
Over the past years, the Netherlands has assistedVietnam in completing the Mekong Delta Plan with a long-term vision, Ho ChiMinh City’s moving towards the sea programme, water resources management andclimate change adaptation.
The European country has launched many projects onwater supply and management in Vietnamese localities such as Ben Tre, Ba Ria –Vung Tau, Ninh Thuan and Binh Duong provinces. With a wealth of experience andadvanced technologies, the Netherlands has gradually helped Vietnam’sagricultural sector meet international standards and ensure food safety.
Two-way trade increases year-on-year by over 20percent, hitting 7.7 billion USD in 2017. In the first four months of thisyear, the figure rose by nearly 13 percent to 2.3 billion USD. The Netherlandshas become the largest EU importer and investor of Vietnam, ranking 11th among 116 countries and territories investing in the country with 304 projectsworth 8.17 billion USD.
Bilateral ties have also been expanded into thefields of national defence, culture, and education-training.
The ambassador also highlighted the indispensablerole of the Vietnamese community with over 20,000 people living in the Europeancountry, which, she said, have contributed to cultural exchanges and raisingmutual understanding between the two countries’ people.
She expressed her belief that relations betweenVietnam and the Netherlands will develop stronger in the coming time, thusbringing benefits to both sides.-VNA
Since the establishment of diplomatic ties (April 9,1973), Vietnam and the Netherlands have developed and cooperated together inpeace and prosperity on the basis of common interests and mutual respect. Inits policy towards Asia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN),the Netherlands always considers Vietnam one of the prioritized partners, shesaid.
With the support of the Vietnamese State,Government, localities and businesses with a policy of expanding cooperation withthe Netherlands in the fields of their strengths and demand, cooperationagreements reached during the Netherlands visits by Prime Minister Nguyen XuanPhuc in July 2017 and National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan in March2018 have laid an important foundation for bilateral cooperation in the future.
As Vietnam and the Netherlands lie at strategiclocations with vast plains and are hard hit by climate change and rising sealevel, the two countries lifted their ties to the level of strategicpartnership on climate change and water management in 2010 and strategicpartnership on sustainable agriculture and food security in 2014.
Over the past years, the Netherlands has assistedVietnam in completing the Mekong Delta Plan with a long-term vision, Ho ChiMinh City’s moving towards the sea programme, water resources management andclimate change adaptation.
The European country has launched many projects onwater supply and management in Vietnamese localities such as Ben Tre, Ba Ria –Vung Tau, Ninh Thuan and Binh Duong provinces. With a wealth of experience andadvanced technologies, the Netherlands has gradually helped Vietnam’sagricultural sector meet international standards and ensure food safety.
Two-way trade increases year-on-year by over 20percent, hitting 7.7 billion USD in 2017. In the first four months of thisyear, the figure rose by nearly 13 percent to 2.3 billion USD. The Netherlandshas become the largest EU importer and investor of Vietnam, ranking 11th among 116 countries and territories investing in the country with 304 projectsworth 8.17 billion USD.
Bilateral ties have also been expanded into thefields of national defence, culture, and education-training.
The ambassador also highlighted the indispensablerole of the Vietnamese community with over 20,000 people living in the Europeancountry, which, she said, have contributed to cultural exchanges and raisingmutual understanding between the two countries’ people.
She expressed her belief that relations betweenVietnam and the Netherlands will develop stronger in the coming time, thusbringing benefits to both sides.-VNA
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