Ms. Hilde Solbakken thanked the provincial leaders for their welcome and affirmed that the relationship between Vietnam and Norway will become increasingly stronger as economic cooperation is strengthened. The Norwegian Ambassador to Vietnam shared about the development of the marine economy in Norway in recent times, especially in the field of offshore wind power, and emphasized some similarities between the two countries and said that with their existing capacity and experience, Norwegian businesses and investors will be suitable partners to support the development of offshore wind power in Ninh Thuan.

Comrade Nguyen Long Bien, Member of the Provincial Party Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee received Ms. Hilde Solbakken,

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Norway.

At the meeting, the representative of Equinor Energy Group (Norway) introduced its capacity and experience in investing in the energy sector, constructing offshore projects to develop offshore wind farms in many countries. Currently, Equinor Energy Group, in a joint venture with the Vietnam Oil and Gas Group, wishes to survey the development of offshore wind power in Ninh Thuan.

Comrade Nguyen Long Bien, member of the Provincial Party Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, highly appreciated the spirit of friendship and cooperation between Norway and Vietnam, thereby thanking the delegation for their interest in visiting and working to explore investment opportunities in Ninh Thuan. This is an opportunity for cooperation in the marine economy of Norway and Vietnam, especially between Equinor Energy Group and Vietnam Oil and Gas Group in implementing offshore wind power, in which Ninh Thuan province has great potential. Especially after the National Power Development Plan for the period 2021-2030, with a vision to 2050, was recently approved by the Prime Minister, opening up a direction for strong development of offshore wind power combined with renewable energy types to produce new energy (hydrogen, green ammonia, etc.) to serve domestic demand and export. The province hopes that the delegation will support the province in promoting Norwegian investors to Ninh Thuan, cooperating in investment and sharing experiences in developing green energy, especially offshore wind power, as well as investing in seaports, logistics... which are areas where Norway has strengths. The province will apply investment attraction policies to ensure the best benefits, the most convenient and simplest administrative procedures for investors with investment projects in the province.

Mr. Tuan