President Tran Dai Quang (R) hosted outgoing Dutch Ambassador to Vietnam Nienke Trooster in Hanoi on June 7 (Photo: VNA)

At a meeting with Dutch Ambassador to Vietnam Nienke Trooster in Hanoi on Thursday, President Quang thanked the Netherlands’ ODA for Vietnam saying it has helped improve Vietnamese people’s living conditions. He urged the two countries to work closely to deepen the strategic partnership and asked the Netherlands to support the signing of the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement. Ms Nienke Trooster said the two countries should increase cooperation in economics, trade, investment and the maritime sector.