Hanoi (VNA) – DeputyPrime Minister Vu Duc Dam has asked Finland to continue supporting small-scaleclean energy development projects for households via joint ventures or the useof official development assistance funds.

During a reception in Hanoi onOctober 15 for Finnish Minister of Economic Affairs Mika Tapani Lintila, Damspoke highly of the potential for Vietnam-Finland cooperation in green economicdevelopment, adoption of clean technology in water and waste treatment, and developmentof renewable energy such as wind and solar power, and biomass.

Thanks to the support of theVietnam-Finland Innovation Partnership Programme, cooperation programmes in theabove fields have been carried out effectively, Dam said.

Both sides need to increase theexchange of visits by economic and trade delegations to enhance mutualunderstanding, seek business opportunities, build start-up and innovationcentres, promote collaboration in digital economy and e-commerce, he said,adding that Vietnamese and Finnish firms should prepare to fully tap the EU-VietnamFree Trade Agreement (EVFTA) which is to be adopted in the near future.

Lintila, for his part, expressedhis delight at visiting Vietnam on the occasion of the 45th anniversary ofbilateral diplomatic ties.

He said the Finnish Governmentwants to establish new partnerships between enterprises and people of the twonations, and is interested in developing cooperative ties in the fields ofinformation technology, smart urban development, energy, clean technology,education, and startup ecosystem.

During the visit, the Finnishminister held working sessions with leaders of the Ministry of Information andCommunications, the Ministry of Industry and Trade, and Hanoi city to discuss potentialcooperation areas such as waste treatment, renewable energy, and informationtechnology.–VNA