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Prime Minister Le Minh Hung hosts EU Ambassadors, Chargé d'affaires in Viet Nam
VGP – Prime Minister Le Minh Hung reassured that Viet Nam always attaches importance and gives high priority to the relations with the European Union and its member states during his reception for EU Ambassadors and Chargé d'affaires in Ha Noi on October 12.
Prime Minister Le Minh Hung, EU Ambassadors and Chargé d'affaires pose for a family photo at the Government Office in Ha Noi, October 12, 2026. Photo: VGP
Le briefed the European diplomats on Viet Nam's major medium and long-term development goals, reaffirming the Southeast Asian nation's resolve to achieve double-digit growth annually to become a high-income country by 2045.
Viet Nam is accelerating the transformation of growth model based on new drivers such as science and technology, innovation, digital transformation, and green transition while expeditiously improving legal framework, particularly in the fields of energy, business and investment in a bid to facilitate the mobilization of resources for national development, said the Prime Minister.
Le noted that the relations between Viet Nam and the EU have become increasingly strong and substantive, with the EU emerging as the 4th largest trading partner and the 3rd largest importer of Viet Nam.
Given the complex developments around the world, Prime Minister Le called on both sides to laverage potential and advantages to expand cooperation in strategic domains like science, technology, innovation, critical minerals, strategic infrastructure, energy transition, digital transformation, and green conversion in a bid to further deepen Viet Nam-EU comprehensive strategic partnership. He also suggested both sides strengthen coordination at multilateral forums and promote defense-security cooperation.
Le underscored the need for both sides to bolster cooperaion in education and training, academic exchanges, and high-quality workforce training.
He took the occasion to urge the remaining EU countries to soon ratify the EU-Viet Nam Investment Protection Agreement (EVIPA) to further facilitate trade and investment cooperation./.