HÀ NỘI — The official visit of the President of the Swiss National Council Martin Candinas to Việt Nam from June 27 to 30 will be an opportunity to further strengthen the partnership between the two countries. Ambassador of Switzerland to Việt Nam Thomas Gass made the statement in a recent interview with the Vietnam News Agency. Switzerland established its diplomatic relations with Việt Nam on 11 October 1971 and opened its first Embassy in 1973. Swiss direct investment in Việt Nam in 2022 amounted to more than CHF2 billion with more than 100 Swiss companies in the country, according to statistics from the Embassy of Switzerland in Việt Nam. Since 1991 when Switzerland became Việt Nam's technical and economic development partner, the country's government has provided CHF600 million to Việt Nam for socio-economic development.

Source: Viet Nam News June 26, 2023 12:24 UTC