 Party General Secretary To Lam and First Deputy Speaker of the Finnish Parliament Paula Risikko. Photo: Thong Nhat/VNA |
General Secretary Lam asked the Finnish Parliament to push for the ratification of the EU-Vietnam Investment Protection Agreement (EVIPA) by the seven remaining EU member states, creating better conditions for Finnish and European investors in Vietnam. He also sought Finland’s parliamentary backing to recognize Vietnam’s strides in fisheries governance and legal transparency and encourage the European Commission (EC) to soon lift the “yellow card” warning on Vietnamese seafood exports.
 Party General Secretary To Lam meets with First Deputy Speaker of the Finnish Parliament Paula Risikko. Photo: Thong Nhat/VNA |
Both sides underscored their legislatures’ crucial role in supporting cooperation in trade, investment, energy, education, and people-to-people exchanges, while working to ease procedural barriers for citizens living, studying, and working in each other’s territories. They agreed to bolster parliamentary ties through regular high-level exchanges, the establishment of friendship parliamentary groups, and closer joint work between specialized committees. They also pledged to expand legislative experience sharing and fine-tune the legal framework to facilitate broader coordination in areas where Finland’s strengths meet Vietnam’s needs.
 Party General Secretary To Lam receives representatives of the Finland-Vietnam Friendship Association and a group of Finnish experts who participated in aid projects for Vietnam. Photo: Thong Nhat/VNA |
Also Wednesday afternoon, Party General Secretary To Lam received the leaders of the Finland-Vietnam Friendship Association. This was the Vietnamese Party chief's final activity during his official visit to Finland.