Hanoi (VNA) – Prime MinisterPham Minh Chinh talked over the phone with Professor Klaus Schwab, Founder and ExecutiveChairman of the World Economic Forum (WEF), on April 13.

The two sides shared the evaluationsof global trends and challenges, measures for economic recovery, green growth,and sustainable development, along with orientations for the Vietnam - WEF relationsin the time to come.

Speaking high of the WEF’s role as aleading economic forum, PM Chinh expressed his hope for further promotingsubstantive and effective cooperation between Vietnam and the WEF and its memberbusinesses.

Vietnam does not pursue economicgrowth at the expense of social process and equality, he emphasised, notingthat it is focusing on building an independent and self-reliant economy and pushingahead with intensive, comprehensive, and effective integration into the world.

He asked the WEF to continue assistingVietnam, especially giving policy advice, to boost institutional perfection,change the growth model, restructure the economy towards green and sustainabledevelopment, carry out digital transformation, apply science -technology, andimprove the quality of human resources.

The Government leader also called for the WEF’s support to connect Vietnam with prestigious global enterprises and investmentfunds while attracting investment and finance from WEF members, particularly inhigh technology, energy transition, digital transformation, and infrastructuredevelopment.

Congratulating Vietnam on thesignificant results in the pandemic fight and economic recovery in 2021, Schwabsaid those results have proved that the country’s decision to switch itsstrategy to safe adaptation to COVID-19 is right and timely.

He held that with a sound developmentdirection, the determination to conduct digital transformation and green transition, as well as human potential, Vietnam now has many big opportunities todevelop strongly, become a constructive partner of the international communityin future-shaping efforts, and turn itself into a destination highly valued byglobal enterprises, especially WEF members.

Schwab pledged that the WEF and he willkeep helping Vietnam achieve socio-economic development targets. He alsoproposed the two sides sign a partnership agreement so as to create a frameworkfor substantive and effective cooperation in the coming time.

He also invited PM Chinh to take partin and address the WEF Annual Meeting in Davos, scheduled to take place in personfrom May 22 to 26, adding that the participation by Vietnam, with its role andprestige, as well as other countries, international organisations, and globalenterprises will help form ideas and strategic policy mindsets.

In reply, PM Chinh affirmed thecountry will participate in and make active contributions to the coming WEFmeeting.

He also invited Schwab and a businessdelegation to visit Vietnam in the near future. The WEF leader accepted theinvitation with pleasure, saying he hopes to return to Vietnam soon to witness thecountry’s impressive development and foster the Vietnam - WEF relations./.