Hue highly appreciated the EU’s assistance to Vietnam, especially its ratification of the cooperation strategy with Vietnam during the 2007-2013 period. 

As Vietnam’s trade partner and one of the country’s largest ODA (Official Development Assistance) donors, the EU has significantly contributed to economic growth, poverty reduction, human resource development, international integration, and building social welfare policies in the Southeast Asian country, Hue said. 

The Minister expressed his hope that the Ambassador will help tighten relations between Vietnam and the EU. 

Ambassador Franz Jessen said the current economic crisis in Europe will not affect the EU’s cooperative relations with its partners, including Vietnam. 

He pledged to maintain and strengthen the relationship between the two sides.