Stockholm, June 13 -- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on June 12 met with Speaker of the Riksdag (Swedish parliament) Andreas Norlen and leaders of political parties in Sweden as part of his official visit to the country. Norlen expressed his belief that Chinh's visit would help further deepen the traditional friendship and cooperation between Vietnam and Sweden in the coming time. Chinh emphasised that Vietnam always values and wishes to strengthen its friendship and multifaceted cooperation with Sweden. He recalled the image of PM Olof Palme marching with a torch to protest the war in Vietnam, saying Sweden's decision to establish diplomatic ties with Vietnam was a courageous one, grounded in justice and conscience. The Party, State, and...