The articles noted that, during his state visit to the Kingdom of Denmark, General Secretary and President To Lam held talks with the Danish Prime Minister, during which the two leaders agreed to elevate Viet Nam–Denmark relations to a comprehensive strategic partnership for the benefit of both countries.
The articles emphasised that Denmark is the second EU member state, after France, to establish a comprehensive strategic partnership with Viet Nam. In their joint statement, the two sides reaffirmed their shared determination to promote bilateral trade and investment and remove barriers to increasing trade turnover and investment flows in Viet Nam and Denmark.
According to the articles, in Copenhagen, General Secretary and President To Lam and King Frederik X of Denmark attended a meeting with leaders of prominent Danish businesses. At the meeting, representatives of leading Danish corporations and businesses expressed confidence in Viet Nam’s investment environment and high expectations for its prospects.
Lao media quoted General Secretary and President To Lam as expressing his hope that businesses would continue to choose Viet Nam as a long-term investment destination, a production base, an innovation hub and an important link in global value chains. He also called for stronger ties with Vietnamese businesses, technology transfer, human resource development and joint efforts to create new value.
According to the articles, during his official visit to the European Union (EU) and the Kingdom of Belgium, General Secretary and President To Lam and the high-level Vietnamese delegation attended a high-level dialogue with leading European and Belgian business representatives.
Lao media quoted General Secretary and President To Lam as stressing that Viet Nam wishes to make more effective use of the advantages offered by the EU–Viet Nam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA), while promoting the completion of ratification of the EU–Viet Nam Investment Protection Agreement (EVIPA), thereby creating a more favourable legal framework for long-term, stable and sustainable investment.
General Secretary and President To Lam proposed focusing on three major areas of cooperation, including developing strategic infrastructure, logistics, seaports, clean energy and the circular economy; jointly advancing high technology, digital transformation, artificial intelligence, semiconductors, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology and high-tech agriculture; and upgrading trade into value chains that meet high standards and are sustainable and responsible.
The Lao newspaper reported that the EVFTA had helped goods from both sides gain easier access to each other’s markets. However, the next phase should focus on forging deeper links between the two sides in capital, technology, businesses, standards and supply chains.
