Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung welcomed new UK Ambassador to Viet Nam Giles Lever during a reception in Ha Noi on January 13.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung welcomed new UK Ambassador to Vietnam Giles Lever. (Photo: VGP)

The PM suggested facilitating bilateral political, economic, trade, and investment ties through exchanging visits, ultimately increasing trade between the two nations.

He expressed hope that Lever will work closely with the Vietnamese and UK authorities to foster cooperation across education, health care, and national defence and security.

PM Dung believes the ambassador will contribute positively to the strategic partnership between the two nations.

Lever, for his part, assured his host that the UK is interested in extending its partnership with Viet Nam further, with a focus on investment, trade, education, health care, and retail.

He praised Viet Nam for its better business climate, which has facilitated foreign investment flow from the UK and elsewhere.

The new ambassador confirmed that the UK is always eager to work with Viet Nam in education training and national defence and security, as well as on other global issues such as climate change, rising sea levels, and peacekeeping.

The UK supports Viet Nam in broadening its partnership with the EU, he said.