(VOVworld)- Norwegian Prime Minister Erne Solberg left Hanoi on Saturday concluding her official visit to Vietnam at the invitation of Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.

During her visit, the Norwegian Prime Minister held talks with Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, and met President Truong Tan Sang and National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung. During the meetings, the two sides agreed to fully implement all the MDGs, enhance bilateral cooperation in the framework of the Post-2015 Global Development Agenda and strengthen trade and investment ties. The leaders reiterated the commitments of the two Governments to accelerating the conclusion of the negotiation on the free trade agreement between Vietnam and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA). They reaffirmed their commitment to respecting and strengthening the role of international law in ensuring peace, stability and prosperity; promoting security, safety and cooperation in maritime, freedom in maritime, aviation and trade; fighting pirates and armed robbery at sea, in line with the principles of international law, including the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).

The Norwegian PM laid a wreath at the War Martyrs’ Monument, visited President Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, and attended a number of workshops.