Vietnamese, Swedish state audit agencies beef up collaboration
A delegation of the State Audit Office of Vietnam (SAV) led by Deputy Auditor General Bui Quoc Dung visited the Swedish National Audit Office (NAO) on January 29-30 after attending the 22nd meeting of the Working Group on Environmental Auditing (WGEA) of the International Organisation of Supreme Audit Institutions (INTOSAI) in Finland.
Deputy Auditor General Bui Quoc Dung (L) and Deputy Auditor General of the Swedish NAO Claudia Gardberg Morner. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – A delegation of the StateAudit Office of Vietnam (SAV) led by Deputy Auditor General Bui Quoc Dung visited the Swedish National Audit Office (NAO) on January 29-30 afterattending the 22nd meeting of the Working Group on Environmental Auditing(WGEA) of the International Organisation of Supreme Audit Institutions(INTOSAI) in Finland.
At a working session with the Swedish NAO’srepresentatives, Dung spoke highly of the office’s contributions to bilateraland multilateral ties.
He suggested the two agencies step up experienceexchange and promote bilateral cooperation, suggesting the Swedish NAO furthersupport and cooperate with the SAV at multilateral forums like INTOSAI.
Deputy Auditor General of the Swedish NAO Claudia Gardberg Morner noted her hope for stronger cooperation between thetwo countries and the two agencies, saying the Swedish NAO stands ready to shareits experience and help the SAV in technical training, especially in such areasas environmental auditing, and the implementation and development of audit standards.
On this occasion, thetwo delegations engaged in a seminar during which they shared experience inimplementing international audit standards and audit activities in the field ofenvironment./.
There is plenty of room for Vietnam and Sweden to boost cooperation in many areas, especially those of each other’s strength and demand, stated Vietnamese Ambassador to Sweden Tran Van Tuan.
Trade between Vietnam and Sweden has been growing steadily for many years, with the North European country’s imports rising 9% annually during 2018 - 2022, a relatively impressive figure, an official has said.
This day, January 11, 55 years ago, Vietnam and Sweden set up their diplomatic ties. Over the past 55 years, the two countries have actively built, nurtured and developed their relations, and gained pride-worthy achievements in various fields.
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Deputy Auditor General Bui Quoc Dung (L) and Deputy Auditor General of the Swedish NAO Claudia Gardberg Morner. (Photo: VNA) 
