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Swedish Speaker Ahlin begins VN visit

VGP- Swedish Parliament Speaker Urban Ahlin is slated to begin his five-day visit to Viet Nam on March 31 alongside Sweden’s participation in the ongoing IPU-132.

March 31, 2015 10:54 AM GMT+7

Swedish Speaker Ahlin
During his visit, Ahlin will meet with high-ranking Vietnamese officials to discuss and promote Sweden’s cooperation with Viet Nam in such areas as parliamentary exchange, economics and trade and higher education.

The Swedish Speaker will hold talks with National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung and pay a courtesy call on PM Nguyen Tan Dung.

He will also have separate meetings with Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Kim Tien and Minister of Transport Dinh La Thang.

Health and transport have been identified as two potential sectors of intensified business opportunities and technology transfer between Sweden and Viet Nam.

Speaker Ahlin is also scheduled to participate in a field visit to ABB’s transformer factory in Bac Ninh province and join a campaign to raise public awareness about traffic safety.

Sweden was the first Western country to establish diplomatic relations with Viet Nam in 1969.

                                                                                                    By Vien Nhu