(Dan Tri) – Senior EU officials highly appreciated Vietnam’s role in the EU’s foreign policy strategy in Asia, and pledged to accompany and support Vietnam’s development in the future.
Mr. Stefano Manservisi (middle) at the press meeting on February 28 (Photo: Duc Hoang)
Mr. Stefano Manservisi, Director General of the Directorate General for International Cooperation and Development of the European Commission, and Mr. Gunnar Wiegand, Executive Director of the Asia-Pacific Region of the European Union Diplomatic Service, today
This visit continues the results of recent trips by senior European Union officials to Vietnam.
In addition, this is also an opportunity for Mr. Manservisi to meet with senior Vietnamese officials in ministries, departments and branches to jointly evaluate the effectiveness of the cooperation program between the EU and Vietnam, as well as discuss future plans.
Accordingly, the aid program worth 108 million Euros is part of a total budget package of 400 million Euros to support reform items in the energy sector and public administration of economics and justice in Vietnam.
Mr. Manservisi said he was very impressed with Vietnam’s development in recent years in its efforts to increase people’s income and begin the process of `graduating` to ODA non-refundable aid funding.
Mr. Manservisi hopes that in the future, Vietnam and the EU will maintain their strategic partnership and that the EU will still support Vietnam’s development in the future.
Mr. Manservisi emphasized that the EU-Vietnam Comprehensive Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA) has been implemented and completed for implementation.
However, when reviewing the progress of implementing the cooperation program between the EU and Vietnam, specifically the MIP program, Mr. Manservisi said that the implementation was a bit delayed compared to plan in the field of judicial reform.
Mr. Manservisi also affirmed the EU’s view that when cooperating with Vietnam, the EU wants both sides to dialogue and understand each other at the highest level.
Director General of the European Commission’s Directorate for Development Cooperation Stefano Manservisi (Photo: European Union Delegation to Vietnam)
Previously, on February 27, the European Commission and the Ministry of Industry and Trade officially launched the EU-Vietnam Energy Sector Technical Support Component.
According to Mr. Manservisi, this EU program worth 108 million Euros will not only help the Vietnamese Government achieve the goals set out in the Rural, Mountainous and Island Electricity Supply Program for the period 2013 – 2020, but also help
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