PM leaves Stockholm, wrapping up official visit to Sweden
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc left Stockholm on May 28 afternoon (local time), concluding his three-day official visit to Sweden, which was made at the invitation of his Swedish counterpart Stefan Lofven.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his spouse (Source: VNA)
Stockholm (VNA) – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc left Stockholm on May28 afternoon (local time), concluding his three-day official visit to Sweden,which was made at the invitation of his Swedish counterpart Stefan Lofven.
Within the frameworkof the visit, PM Phuc held talks with Lofvan, paid a courtesy visit to KingCarl XVI Gustaf, and met with Speaker of the Swedish parliament Andreas Norlen.
During the talks, Phucasked the Swedish side to support the development of Vietnam-EU relations. Thetwo PMs promised to work closely together to speed up the signing of theEU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement and the EU - Vietnam Investment ProtectionAgreement in the coming weeks as well as the approval and implementation ofthose deals to bring benefits to both sides. On the occasion, the Swedishgovernment leader presented a letter of intent on an investment credit worthover 2 billion USD in Vietnam to his guest.
The two Government leadersattended and delivered speeches at the Vietnam-Sweden Business Forum, andwitnessed the signing of cooperation agreements between enterprises.
The Vietnamese leaderalso had meetings with executives of leading Swedish businesses such asElectrolux, Oriflame, Scania, ABB, Ericsson and Volvo, and with Swedishdiplomats, experts and friends in Stockholm.
He also metrepresentatives of the Vietnamese community in Sweden, and visited severalmodern technology models of such companies as AstraZeneca, Stockholm Exergi andEricsson.-VNA
Vietnam always treasures its traditional friendship with Sweden and wants to further strengthen bilateral ties in diverse areas, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc told his Swedish counterpart Stefan Lofven during their talks in Stockholm on May 27.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc had a meeting with the King of Sweden Carl XVI Gustaf on May 27 as part of the activities in his ongoing official visit to Sweden.
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Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has praised Sweden’s achievements in scientific research and modern technology and promised to create the best conditions possible for Swedish enterprises to invest and expand their operations in Vietnam.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc held a meeting with Speaker of the Swedish parliament Andreas Norlen on May 28 as part of his official visit to Sweden.
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Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his spouse (Source: VNA) 
