Ambassador Solbakken expressed her belief that “With outstanding freshness and excellent quality, seafood from Norway will find a special place in the hearts of Hanoians and Vietnamese like Norwegian salmons have.”

Together with UNFPA Representative, Norwegian Ambassador in Vietnam Grete Lochen highlighting the importance of this policy dialogue as a way to discuss and learn from international best practices to address gender biased sex selection.

Mrs. Nina G. Enger, First Secretary of the Norwegian Embassy in Vietnam, has a passion for Vietnamese cuisine. She said that this year she and her husband will celebrate Tet in Hanoi. The Norwegian diplomat is quite knowledgeable about the ingredients to make fried spring rolls (nem) and does not hesitate to go to the kitchen to make this dish for her guests on the occasion of the coming Tet.

A logo design competition to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Norway (November 25, 1971-2021) was officially launched on September 10.