VOV.VN - Hereditary Prince of Liechtenstein Alois hailed Vietnam’s increasing role in the international area at a June 27 reception for Vietnamese Ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein Le Linh Lan who presented her letter of credence to the Hereditary Prince.

Lan told her host that as Vietnam persistently pursues a foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, multilateralisation, and diversification of international relations, the country is keen to boost ties with Liechtenstein.

The Vietnamese diplomat also conveyed Party General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong’s invitation to visit Vietnam to Prince Hans-Adam II and Hereditary Prince Alois.

For his part, Hereditary Prince Alois congratulated Ambassador Linh on her appointment, and expressed his admiration for the rapid economic development in Vietnam and its increasing role in the international area.

He said hopes he is able to pay a visit to the Southeast Asian country on the occasion of the signing of an agreement on double taxation avoidance between the two nations, or when a free trade deal between Vietnam and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) is signed.

Before the credential presenting ceremony, Ambassador Lan met Liechtenstein Foreign Minister Aurelia Frick.

Minister Aurelia Frick voiced her hope that that the Vietnamese Government would negotiate and sign the agreement on double taxation avoidance with her country, and finalize legal framework to further enhance two-way trade.

She said Liechtenstein businesses pay heed to the Vietnamese market while noting that the Vietnam-EFTA free trade pact will serve as a catalyst to boost trade and investment ties between Vietnam and the EFTA, and Liechtenstein in particular. 

Congratulating Vietnam on becoming a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council for 2020-2021 tenure, she said that her nation wishes to augment collaboration with Vietnam in the UN framework.