At the reception for Gunnar Wiegand, the Managing Director for Asia and the Pacific at the EEAS (Photo: Viet Cuong/VOV)

At Wednesday’s reception in Hanoi for Gunnar Wiegand, the visiting Managing Director for Asia and the Pacific at the European External Action Service (EEAS), Mr. Lam highlighted the strong growth of the EU-Vietnam partnership across all fields, especially since the two sides set up their bilateral comprehensive cooperative partnership in 2016 and put the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) into action last August.

He proposed that the EU continue to share its experience with Vietnam in ensuring cyber security for major information infrastructure works as well as managing trans-border data and protecting data in important sectors, while increasing discussions and engagement in building and completing a national legal framework in cyber security, national sovereignty in cyber space and dealing with potential cyber warfare.

Wiegand promised to work hard to reinforce and further improve the EU-Vietnam partnership.