Viet Nam seeks stronger cooperation with Finland

Viet Nam’s Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha met with Finnish President Alexander Stubb and held talks with Finnish Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance RikkaPurra in Helsinki on Thursday as part of his official visit to Finland.

The Vietnamese Deputy PM affirmed the country’s support for Finland in strengthening its cooperation with ASEAN and shared views on the importance of multilateralism, international law, and peaceful resolution of conflicts. He proposed that Finland create favourable conditions for Vietnamese enterprises, such as FPT and VinFast, to access the Finnish market and to accelerate the European Union’s ratification of the EU-Viet Nam Investment Protection Agreement.

Finnish leaders recognized the potential for collaboration with Viet Nam in areas such as forestry, energy, ICT, education, and green transformation.