Denmark will provide technical support for Vietnamese partners in the four strategic cooperation areas of education, healthcare, food safety and environment, said Danish Minister of Development Cooperation Ulla Tørnӕs.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (R) receives Danish Minister of Development Cooperation Ulla Tørnӕs on May 5

Speaking at a press conference in Hanoi on May 5, the Minister said in the field of food safety, Denmark will help Vietnam reinforce standards in husbandry, veterinary medicine use and product origins. 

Vietnam is developing rapidly, however, the country is expected to face a range of challenges to achieve sustainable development, she said, stressing that Denmark has full capacity and suitable products to help Vietnam deal with such problems. 

At the press briefing, she cleared up queries regarding Vietnam’s socio-economic development, food safety issue, and orientations for cooperation in clean energy between the two countries. 

Minister of Development Cooperation Ulla Tørnӕs paid an official visit to Vietnam from May 4-5 with the aim of boosting the comprehensive partnership between the two countries in the four strategic spheres, thus contributing to promoting changes under the Global Green Forum (3GF) in which Vietnam is the eighth core member. 

During her stay in Vietnam, the Danish Minister met with Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and held talks with Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung. 

She also had meetings with Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Tran Hong Ha, Deputy Health Minister Le Quang Cuong and Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Vu Van Tam. 

The minister attended the opening ceremony of the Asian round-table discussion of the Global Green Growth forum in Hanoi and participated in a programme aiming to raise public awareness about the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals at the Hanoi University of Public Health. 

She also met with representatives of Danish companies and visited Ngoc Ha market in Ba Dinh district, Hanoi, and a pig farm of Dabaco Group in the northern province of Bac Ninh.

PM wishes Danish investors success in Vietnam

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has wished Danish investors success in Vietnam, stressing that the Vietnamese Government is working hard to create the best possible investment and business environment for foreign firms.

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc (fourth from right) and Danish Minister for Development Cooperation Ulla Tørnæs 

Welcoming Danish Minister for Development Cooperation Ulla Tørnæs in Hanoi on May 5, PM Phuc noted that Denmark is among the first West European countries to invest in Vietnam and is now an important trade-investment partner of the country.

He called on more Danish companies to invest and do business in Vietnam.

Vietnam hopes that Denmark will use its prestige and position to push for the signing and approval of the free trade agreement between Vietnam and the European Union, Phuc said.

On her part, Minister Ulla Tørnæs said she was impressed by Vietnam’s economic growth, adding that bilateral trade between Denmark and Vietnam has been on the rise and more and more Danish enterprises have noticed Vietnam.

The minister stressed that she hopes for the early signing and approval of the EU-Vietnam FTA, which will facilitate trade between Vietnam and Denmark.

She suggested the two countries expand cooperative ties to areas of Denmark’s strength, such as food safety, animal husbandry and particularly renewable energy, as 70 percent of power used by Denmark comes from renewable energy.

The minister appreciated Vietnam’s efforts to improve the business environment, facilitate investment and fight corruption, urging the country push ahead with those efforts.

VNA