Helsinki, Oct. 22 -- Vietnamese Party General Secretary To Lam met with First Deputy Speaker of the Finnish Parliament Paula Risikko on October 22 (local time), as part of his ongoing official visit to Finland.

General Secretary Lam commended the Finnish Parliament's role in Finland's political system, and lauded Risikko and other parliamentary leaders for driving inter-parliamentary cooperation and broader bilateral ties.

Vietnam always values invaluable support extended by Finland during its national development, he said, affirming that Finland's non-refundable aid programmes during Vietnam's early reform period had been instrumental in its socio-economic achievements, especially in improving living standards.

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