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Top Legislator Visits Sweden, Hungary and the Czech Republic

20/04/2017

At the invitation of Speaker of the Swedish parliament Urban Ahlin, Speaker of the National Assembly of Hungary Kover Laszlo and President of the Senate of the Parliament of the Czech Republic Milan Stech, National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan successfully paid official visits to Sweden, Hungary and the Czech Republic from April 6-14, 2017.

The visits had significant meaning, targeting to strengthen the traditional cooperation and friendship of Vietnam and three nations in general and speeding up collaboration between the Vietnam National Assembly and parliaments of the three countries in particular.

This was the first Vietnamese top legislator to Sweden 24 years after the visit of former National Assembly Chairman Nong Duc Manh in 1993; to Hungary after 9 years and to the Czech Republic after 8 years since the visits of former National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Phu Trong in 2008 and 2009.

Vietnam Pictorial would like introduce images of National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan during her trip to Sweden, Hungary and the Czech Republic.

In Sweden

Sweden ranked 43rd out of 115 countries and territories investing in Vietnam with 52 investment projects, worth approximately 92.7 million US dollars (December 2016). It has given the largest gratis aid to Vietnam (since 1967) with a total of over 3.5 billion US dollars.

Speaker of the Swedish parliament Urban Ahlin receives National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan
at the Parliament House of Sweden. Photo: Trong Duc/VNA

The two top legislators hold talks. Photo: Trong Duc/VNA

National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan pays a courtesy visit
to Crown Princess of Sweden Victoria Ingrid Alice Desiree at the Royal Palace in Stockholm. Photo: Trong Duc/VNA

The Vietnamese leader visits the headquarters of Ericson Group in Stockholm. Photo: Trong Duc/VNA

In Hungary

In 2016, Hungary had 15 FDI projects in Vietnam worth about 50.66 million US dollars, ranked 55^th out of 105 countries and territories investing in Vietnam.

Speaker of the National Assembly of Hungary Kover Laszlo receives
National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan. Photo: Trong Duc/VNA

The two legislative leaders hold talks. Photo: Trong Duc/VNA

National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan pays a courtesy visit
to Hungarian President Janos Ader at the Presidential Palace in Budapest. Photo: Trong Duc/VNA

National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan has a meeting with the Prime Minister of Hungary Viktor Orban. Photo: Trong Duc/VNA

National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan and Speaker of the National Assembly of Hungary Kover Laszlo
co-chair a workshop in lawmaking during the integration of the two countries. Photo: Trong Duc/VNA

In the Czech Republic

The Czech Republic ranked 45^th out of 116 countries and territories investing in Vietnam with 34 investment projects, worth 89.9 million US dollars. The two-way trade maintained 238 million US dollars in 2013, 294 million US dollars in 2014, 248 million US dollars in 2015 and 249 million US dollars in 2016.

President of the Senate of the Parliament of the Czech Republic Milan Stech
receives National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan. Photo: Trong Duc/VNA

The Vietnamese top legislator holds talks with Senate President Milan Stech. Photo: Trong Duc/VNA

National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan meets with the President of the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament
of the Czech Republic Jan Hamacek. Photo: Trong Duc/VNA

The Vietnamese leader has a meeting with the President of the Czech Republic Milos Zeman. Photo: Trong Duc/VNA

National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan meets with
the Prime Minister of the Czech Republic Bohuslav Sobotka. Photo: Trong Duc/VNA

The Vietnamese top legislator visits Moser, a luxury glass manufacturer
based in Karlovy Vary, the Czech Republic. Photo: Trong Duc/VNA