Switzerland promotes co-operation with Vietnam

by VTV418 September 2015 Last updated at 16:24 PM

VTV.vn - Deputy Prime Minister Vu Van Ninh is currently on a working visit to Europe. The Deputy PM met with Swiss Vice President, Johann Niklaus Schneider-Ammann in Bern, Switzerland on Wednesday.

At the talks, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Van Ninh expressed his hope that Switzerland will speed up trade exchanges, the implementation of ODA projects in the post-2016 period and foreign direct investment projects in Vietnam.

He called for Switzerland’s further support for the negotiation of a free trade agreement between Vietnam and the European Free Trade Association.

Schneider-Ammann told Ninh that Switzerland placed great importance on strengthening ties with Vietnam and a free trade agreement with Vietnam. The EFTA deal would provide leverage for stimulating economic ties, helping encourage more Swiss investment into Vietnam, he said.

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