Ambassador Forum: Swedish Ambassador to Vietnam Pereric Högberg

At the Forum, Swedish Ambassador to Vietnam Pereric Högberg has an intimate conversation with the topic: “Swedish Model - Why Sweden is a country with good welfare in the world, a smart society and a feminist foreign policy in 2019 ”.

Attending the talk is Deputy Director of the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam, Dr. Le Hai Binh, Dr. Nguyen Tuan Viet, Head of International politics and Diplomatic studies Faculty, 3rd year & 4th year students, International politics and Diplomatic studies Faculty and the Academy’s researchers.

According to Ambassador Pereric Högberg, Vietnam and Sweden are longtime friends. This year 2019 is also a particularly special year when It is the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Sweden (January 11, 1969 - January 11, 2019). Sweden is the first Western country to establish diplomatic relations with Vietnam, showing the support of the Swedish Government and people for Vietnamese people’s righteous career.

During the war against the US, Sweden had always been a supportive friend for Vietnam's independence. At that time, Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme and a large number of Swedish people protested and strongly demanded an end to the meaningless war in Vietnam. Sweden had become a bright, carefree, and pure friend, and one of the biggest donors to Vietnam in the decades 1970-1990.

Talking about the country of Sweden, Ambassador Pereric Högberg says that today's success in Sweden is a long process, starting with people always searching and learning new things. The people of Sweden have always had great ambitions and built everything out of that ambition, never surrendering. In addition, Swedish success comes from the thought: always thinking outside of the box.

Sweden owns a lot of famous multinational corporations such as Ericsson, ABB, Electrolux, IKEA, Husqvarna, H&M, Tetra pak ... Sweden, having its own way of operating its economy, with transparency in management of all aspects of social and economic life and the ability to continuously innovate, have created leading companies in the world.

Ambassador Pereric Högberg also gives an overview about the "feminist foreign policy" that Sweden is implementing in 2019.

Feminism is not about turning all of its attention to women, but its meaning lies in equality between both sexes. A country can only truly develop when the entire population, both men and women, is involved in national construction and development. That is the reason why Sweden is such a successful country.

The Ambassador Forum lasts nearly 2 hours, ending in a friendly atmosphere between the two sides.