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| Vietnamese Ambassador to Finland Phạm Thị Thanh Bình. VNA/VNS Photo |
HÀ NỘI _ The upcoming official visit to Finland by Party General Secretary Tô Lâm and his partner, from October 20 to 22, symbolises a new era of bilateral cooperation rooted in innovation, information and inexperienced growth, serving to elevate relations to a deeper and extra complete degree, Vietnamese Ambassador to Finland Phạm Thị Thanh Bình instructed the Vietnam News Agency.
Bình mentioned the visit, the highest-level by a Vietnamese chief to Finland, carries particular significance on political, financial and diplomatic fronts, underscoring Việt Nam’s deep regard for its long-standing friendship and multifaceted cooperation with the Nordic nation. Coming on the heels of the fiftieth anniversary of diplomatic ties in 2023, the journey marks a milestone in a sustainable partnership and units the course for the subsequent 5 many years of collaboration.
According to her, the visit will lay the groundwork for strategic cooperation in forward-looking sectors. Discussions will concentrate on enhancing ties in economic system, commerce, funding, science and know-how, innovation, schooling, surroundings, and clear power, which Finland holds strengths in and Việt Nam provides precedence to.
The visit is poised to bolster political belief, people-to-people exchanges, and enterprise linkages whereas showcasing Việt Nam’s rising world stature. It additionally reaffirms each nations’ dedication to peace, sustainable growth, multilateralism, and a rules-based worldwide order, Bình added.
Key highlights of the visit embrace talks and conferences with Finland’s leaders to chart future priorities, and the signing of essential agreements in new pillar sectors to drive sensible, efficient, and sustainable collaboration.
Beyond political and diplomatic engagements, the Vietnamese chief will meet with executives from main Finnish corporations and visit some financial and academic institutions having partnerships with Việt Nam, aiming to step up financial, science and know-how, schooling, and innovation connectivity, the ambassador went on.
Cultural exchanges can even happen prominently, with conferences with the Vietnamese neighborhood and Finnish pals to increase cultural and people-to-people diplomacy. A live performance that includes People’s Artist Bùi Công Duy and the Helsinki Metropolitan Orchestra will have a good time the cultural bonds between the 2 nations.
Bình famous that bilateral ties have been flourishing in recent times, via political dialogues, expanded financial, schooling and sci-tech coordination, and vibrant people-to-people exchanges. Regular high-level visits and exchanges have additionally bolstered mutual belief and understanding, and this journey is predicted to elevate ties to a new degree, setting a complete and long-term agenda.
Economically, bilateral commerce has seen regular progress. Finnish giants like Nokia, Vaisala, Valmet, and KONE have established a robust foothold in Việt Nam, driving digital transformation, inexperienced progress, and innovation.
Việt Nam has cemented its place as Finland’s prime commerce accomplice in Southeast Asia and one of the 4 precedence Asian markets in Finland’s commerce and funding coverage.
In schooling, science, and know-how, 1000’s of Vietnamese college students are enrolling in programmes in Finland, famend for its world-class schooling system. Universities and analysis institutes from each international locations have launched quite a few joint coaching and analysis programmes, particularly in synthetic intelligence, clear power and innovation.
The rising Vietnamese neighborhood in Finland, more and more built-in into native society, serves as a significant bridge for bilateral friendship, supporting the Finnish Government’s designation of Việt Nam as one of the 4 accomplice international locations for expertise attraction.
The above achievements present Việt Nam and Finland are coming into a new part as “equal partners for sustainable cooperation and shared growth”, aligned with their imaginative and prescient for a greener and innovation-driven future, she mentioned. _ VNS