Promoting the effective implementation of cooperation agreements between Vietnam and Denmark

Continuing his state visit to the Kingdom of Denmark, on the afternoon of October 19 (local time), General Secretary and President To Lam met with Danish Parliament Speaker Henrik Frandsen at the Christiansborg Palace in Copenhagen.

At the meeting, National Assembly Chairman Henrik Frandsen warmly welcomed General Secretary and President To Lam and his wife Ngo Phuong Ly and the high-level Vietnamese delegation on their first state visit to Denmark.

Exchanging views on bilateral relations, the two leaders were pleased to see that over the past 55 years, Vietnam-Denmark relations have been constantly strengthened and developed well, from traditional development cooperation to the Comprehensive Partnership in 2013, the Green Strategic Partnership in 2023, creating a foundation to continue to bring relations to a new height. The two sides highly appreciated the positive contributions of the National Assemblies of the two countries in strengthening political trust, consolidating the legal foundation, promoting economic, trade, investment and people-to-people exchanges, creating favorable conditions for the comprehensive development of bilateral relations.

On that basis, the General Secretary and President requested the Danish Parliament to continue to pay attention, support and promote the effective implementation of cooperation agreements between the two Governments, especially in the fields of economy, trade, investment, green transformation, renewable energy, science and technology, innovation, education and training and high-quality human resource development; and at the same time strengthen sharing experiences in building institutions and laws on digital transformation, green economic development, circular economy and response to climate change.

National Assembly Chairman Henrik Frandsen highly appreciated the cooperation potential between Vietnam and Denmark; affirmed that the Danish Parliament supports strengthening cooperative relations between the two countries, especially in areas suitable to Denmark's strengths and Vietnam's development needs; wished the two sides to continue to promote people-to-people exchanges and strengthen coordination within the framework of Vietnam - EU relations.

The two leaders agreed to continue to strengthen cooperation between the National Assemblies of the two countries by maintaining delegation exchanges at all levels, especially at the level of National Assembly leaders, specialized committees, parliamentarians, including female parliamentarians and young parliamentarians; promote sharing experiences in legislative work, supervision, and decision-making on important issues of the country, building a rule-of-law state, improving the efficiency of national governance and ensuring social security.

The two sides also agreed to strengthen coordination at multilateral parliamentary forums, promote the role of the legislative bodies of the two countries in promoting multilateralism, respecting international law, responding to global challenges and contributing to peace, stability, cooperation and sustainable development.

The two leaders emphasized the importance of complying with the United Nations Charter, respecting the independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity of nations, and resolving disputes by peaceful means on the basis of international law. Regarding the East Sea issue, the General Secretary and President requested the Danish Parliament to continue to support ASEAN's position in maintaining peace, stability, ensuring security, safety, freedom of navigation and aviation, and peaceful resolution of disputes in accordance with international law, especially UNCLOS 1982.

On this occasion, General Secretary and President To Lam conveyed his regards and early invitation to visit Vietnam from National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man to National Assembly Chairman Henrik Frandsen, closing the meeting that took place in a friendly, open atmosphere and substantive exchange.

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