Within the framework of attending the 4th International Conference on Finance for Development held in Seville, Spain, on June 30, 2025, Deputy Prime Minister Ho Duc Phoc received Finnish Minister of Foreign Trade and Development Ville Tavio. Photo: VGP/Tran Manh
At the reception, Deputy Prime Minister Ho Duc Phoc emphasized that Vietnam always attaches importance to strengthening traditional friendship and multi-faceted cooperation with Finland, Vietnam's important partner in the EU.
On behalf of the Government and people of Vietnam, the Deputy Prime Minister expressed sincere gratitude to the Government and people of Finland for their valuable support and assistance in Vietnam's socio-economic development and international integration.
The Finnish Minister of Foreign Trade and Development expressed his pleasure at meeting Deputy Prime Minister Ho Duc Phoc; highly appreciated Vietnam's current economic and social successes and affirmed that Vietnam is Finland's key partner in Southeast Asia.
Sharing his opinion with Deputy Prime Minister Ho Duc Phoc that there is still much room for economic, trade and investment cooperation between Vietnam and Finland, the Finnish Minister suggested that the two sides strengthen cooperation in areas where Finland has strengths and Vietnam has needs such as clean water management, communications, shipbuilding, etc.
Finland wishes to further promote cooperation in the energy sector and is ready to support Vietnam in participating in EU projects and preferential credit programs to implement the energy transition process.
The Deputy Prime Minister affirmed that he always creates favorable conditions for foreign investors, including those from Finland, to invest in Vietnam, in accordance with legal regulations.
The two sides were pleased to see that the bilateral relationship has developed positively in recent times, with many substantive activities in politics , diplomacy, economy, trade, development cooperation, education and training, etc.
The two sides agreed to continue to increase delegation exchanges, especially at high level, contributing to enhancing political trust, creating momentum to promote cooperation in all fields; coordinate to increase trade exchanges between the two countries and effectively utilize the Vietnam - EU Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA).
Deputy Prime Minister Ho Duc Phoc suggested that Finland urge the remaining EU member states to soon ratify the EU-Vietnam Investment Protection Agreement (EVIPA) and support the European Commission (EC) to soon remove the IUU "yellow card" for Vietnamese seafood exports.
The Deputy Prime Minister affirmed that he always creates favorable conditions for foreign investors, including those from Finland, to invest in Vietnam, in accordance with legal regulations.
Emphasizing the importance of enhancing regional and multilateral cooperation, the two leaders agreed that the two countries will continue to coordinate and support each other at regional and global multilateral forums.
Deputy Prime Minister Ho Duc Phoc and the Vietnamese delegation visited the Airbus Sevill factory.
* During a working trip to Sevilla, Spain, on the afternoon of June 30, Deputy Prime Minister Ho Duc Phoc and the Vietnamese delegation visited the Airbus factory in Sevilla.
Mr. Oscar Alonso Romero, Senior Vice President, General Manager of Military Aircraft, together with Mr. Miguel Poole, Senior Vice President, Director of Assembly, Repair and Maintenance Plant; Dulce Muñoz, Senior Vice President - Director of A400M Development; Miguel Navarro, Senior Vice President, Director of A400M Plant and several senior officials of Airbus received and worked with the delegation.
Airbus is a pioneer in the aviation industry, operating in the fields of commercial aircraft; helicopters; defense and aerospace.
Founded more than 50 years ago on the basis of strategic industrial cooperation between France, Germany, Spain and the United Kingdom, Airbus has become one of the largest European groups in the world, present in 180 countries, with more than 156,000 employees. The Group's revenue in 2024 is 69.2 billion Euros.
For Vietnam, Airbus has been a trusted partner providing aircraft and aviation services for many years.
In the aerospace sector, Airbus cooperated with the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST) to successfully launch the Earth Observation satellite VNREDSat-1 in 2013.
In addition, Airbus also cooperates with Vietnamese enterprises in developing the aviation supply chain ecosystem; developing aviation infrastructure; education and training.
Airbus Group wishes to continue to cooperate with Vietnamese enterprises in modernizing the fleet; providing more transport aircraft with a commitment to continue supporting domestic maintenance capacity; and continuing to cooperate in developing production capacity.
Talking with Airbus leaders, Deputy Prime Minister Ho Duc Phoc highly appreciated the role and prestige of Airbus in the world, as well as the long-term and effective cooperative relationship between Airbus and Vietnamese partners.
On the basis of the Vietnam - Spain relationship continuing to develop well, especially after the visit of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez to Vietnam, the Deputy Prime Minister suggested that Airbus continue to coordinate closely with Vietnamese partners to complete and deliver signed aircraft purchase orders.
Continue to closely coordinate with Vietnam in modernizing the fleet with new generation aircraft; support human resource training, transfer of technical technology, production, operation, maintenance, helping to strongly develop Vietnam's aviation industry.
The Deputy Prime Minister emphasized: The Vietnamese Government is always committed to accompanying and creating the most favorable conditions for foreign investors, including Airbus, to develop investment and business activities in Vietnam in a stable, long-term and sustainable manner./.
Tran Manh
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