UK among top economic partners of Vietnam: PM Pham Minh Chinh
05 Oct 21 2 min read
He urged the United Kingdom to further open its market for Vietnamese exports, encourage British businesses to expand investment in Vietnam and continue to support and create favourable conditions for Vietnamese expatriates and students in the United Kingdom to engage in business, study and live.
Appreciating the UK Government’s donation of 415,000 doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine for Vietnam, PM Chinh expected the two countries to continue stepping up medical cooperation. He proposed the UK further donate vaccines and medical equipment and consider transferring vaccine production technology and providing COVID-19 treatment drugs for Vietnam, Vietnamese media reports said..
The ambassador said he will coordinate with competent agencies to encourage British businesses to expand their investment in Vietnam.
The United Kingdom is willing to cooperate with and support Vietnam in switching to clean energy and accessing green finance to develop renewable energy projects, he added.
Agreeing with the prime minister's proposal to strengthen bilateral cooperation in education-training and public administration, the diplomat affirmed that the UK will continue to assist Vietnam in high-quality human resources development, increase its government scholarships for Vietnamese students, and intensify joint programmes on research, teaching and digital transformation in education.
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