THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM
Government News
Deputy PM receives former British PM Tony Blair
VGP – Deputy PM Hoang Trung Hai on October 19 in Ha Noi hosted a reception for former PM of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Tony Blair who is on a working visit to Viet Nam.
|
|
|
Deputy PM Hoang Trung Hai (R) and former PM of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Tony Blair, Ha Noi, October 19, 2015 – Photo: VGP/Nguyen Linh
|
Deputy PM Hai hailed Mr. Tony Blair, the Head of the Office of Tony Blair for working together in bettering the relations between Viet Nam and the UK.
He also praised the operation between the Office of the Tony Blair and Viet Nam’s Ministry of Planning and Investment on foreign investment attraction, SOEs restructuring, and public-private cooperation.
The Government leader hoped that Mr. Tony Blair and his office would maintain cooperation with Viet Nam especially in the building of a PPP legal framework on transport infrastructure, energy, agriculture, education, and healthcare.
For his part, the British former PM expressed his hope to promote the linkages between the Office and Vietnamese partners, especially on SOEs restructuring.
He also took the occasion to seek support from the Vietnamese Government for SOEs restructuring especially in the transport and electricity sectors./.
By Kim Anh