Stockholm, June 12 -- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on June 12 affirmed that Vietnam will remain a loyal friend of Sweden and expressed his confidence that the two nations will continue moving forward together. During a policy address at the Stockholm School of Economics as part of his ongoing visit to Sweden, PM Chinh said Vietnam and Sweden now have a historic opportunity to rise and assert themselves as leading regional economies. The leader called for both nations to elevate their long-standing friendship and sustainable cooperation on the basis of mutual benefit, contributing to peace, cooperation, and development in Southeast Asia and Northern Europe, and more broadly, in the Asia-Pacific and Europe. PM Chinh expressed his deep app...