Danish, Swedish Diplomats Help Support Poverty Reduction in Vietnam: NA Chief

National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan has hosted a reception for Danish Ambassador Charlotte Laursen and outgoing Swedish Ambassador Camilla Mellander. Meeting Ambassador Laursen, Ngan said Vietnam values the development of a comprehensive partnership with Denmark – one of its important partners in Northern Europe with two-way trade surpassing $534 million. She hailed the Danish Government for choosing Vietnam as one of the top 10 countries for its growth strategy, and told her guest that Vietnam has offered incentives and support to foreign firms, including Danish firms, to operate over the long term in the country. Ngan thanked Denmark for its supply of official development assistance (ODA) to Vietnam over the past years, which she said, have been effectively used in the priority fields of poverty reduction, public governance, administrative reform, climate change adaptation and environment. (Vietnam News July 15)