PM welcomes new Austrian Ambassador

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc (R) and new Austrian Ambassador to Viet Nam Thomas Schuller Gotzburg, Ha Noi, January 17, 2018 – Photo: VGP/Quang Hieu

Viet Nam always attaches importance to and hopes to cement and deepen the multifaceted ties with Austria, PM Phuc said.

According to the host leader, there are abundant potentials for the two countries to tap in the future especially in trade and investment. Hence, PM Phuc suggested the two sides promote cooperation programs and projects in favor of mutual benefits. 

He took the occasion to thank the Austrian government for providing official development assistance for Viet Nam over the past years in railway, health care, vocational training, saying it has contributed to the country’s socio-economic development.  

Speaking highly of Austria’s Vamed Group’s project on modernizing Cho Ray hospital in Ho Chi Minh City, PM Phuc hoped that both sides will soon sign a credit agreement to launch the project.  

The Vietnamese Government chief also asked Austria to push for the European Union (EU)’s signing and ratification of the EU- Viet Nam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) to open up more opportunities for Vietnamese and Austrian firms. 

In return, Ambassador Thomas Schuller Gotzburg expressed his pleasure to assume mission in Viet Nam and hailed the socio-economic achievements which Viet Nam has attained over the past time. 

The guest leader wished that the two governments would work closely together to deepen bilateral relations in the future. 

The Ambassador pledged to report the Austrian government to speed up cooperation projects in Viet Nam, including the Cho Ray hospital project.  

He was convinced that the EU would soon sign and approve the EVFTA./.

By Kim Anh