Denmark–Vietnam relations
Encyclopedia
Denmark–Vietnam relations relates to foreign relations between Denmark
and Vietnam
. Both countries established diplomatic relations on November 25, 1971. On April 1, 1994, Denmark established an embassy in Hanoi
, and since August 12, 2000, Vietnam has had an embassy in Copenhagen
.
In 2007, the two countries signed a framework agreement on the Danish general credit programme for Vietnam.
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
and Vietnam
Vietnam
Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
. Both countries established diplomatic relations on November 25, 1971. On April 1, 1994, Denmark established an embassy in Hanoi
Hanoi
Hanoi , is the capital of Vietnam and the country's second largest city. Its population in 2009 was estimated at 2.6 million for urban districts, 6.5 million for the metropolitan jurisdiction. From 1010 until 1802, it was the most important political centre of Vietnam...
, and since August 12, 2000, Vietnam has had an embassy in Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
.
Agreements
In 2002, the two countries signed an environment protection agreement.In 2007, the two countries signed a framework agreement on the Danish general credit programme for Vietnam.
Bilateral visits
- September 1999, Vietnamese Prime Minister Phan Van Khai visited Denmark.
- June 2002, Nguyen Dzy Nien Vietnamese Foreign minister visited Denmark
- October 2004, Per Stig MøllerPer Stig MøllerPer Stig Møller was Culture Minister of Denmark. He has been a member of Folketinget for the Conservative People's Party since 1984, and was Minister for the Environment from December 18, 1990 to January 24, 1993 as part of the Cabinet of Poul Schlüter IV and Foreign Minister from November 27,...
Danish Minister of Foreign Affairs attended the 5th Asia-Europe MeetingAsia-Europe MeetingThe Asia–Europe Meeting was officially established in 1996 at the first summit in Bangkok. ASEM is an interregional forum which consists of the European Commission, the twenty-seven members of the European Union , the thirteen members of the ASEAN Plus Three regional grouping,, as of 2008, India,...
in Hanoi - March 2007, Ulrik Federspiel Danish Minister of Foreign Affairs visited Vietnam.
- November 2009, Queen Margrethe II of Denmark visited Vietnam.