Conference on Viet Nam opens in France
Conference on Viet Nam opens in France
Representatives of more than 250 Vietnamese and French businesses attended the "Viet Nam, a new Asian dragon" conference and several seminars in France on March 25 to discuss bilateral economic co-operation.
The event, the first large-scale business conference on Viet Nam held at the Senate of France, was jointly organised by the Vietnamese industry and trade ministry, the Vietnamese Embassy in France, the Senate of France and the French agency for trade and investment promotion (Business France).
Speaking at the event, Minister of Industry and Trade Vu Huy Hoang said Viet Nam was considered to be one of the most dynamic economies in Southeast Asia, with an active open-door policy amid its international integration process.The minister said France was among Viet Nam's top business, economic and investment partners in the European Union. Bolstering co-operation in all areas between the two nations will have a significant impact on relations between Viet Nam and the European Union.
He said the French President's visit to Viet Nam, scheduled for this year, would be a good opportunity to cement bilateral relations.
Henri Baissas, general director of Business France, said about 2,000 French firms exported goods to Viet Nam. The Southeast Asian country might become a major trading partner of France, as Viet Nam has a bright economic outlook that promises fruitful co-operation.
Vietnamese businesses at the conference introduced their major export products, particularly farm produce such as rice, tea, coffee and cashew nuts. French enterprises presented their technology and potential in the fields of infrastructure development, transport, renewable energy and pharmaceutical chemistry.
At the event, Viet Nam's Trade Promotion Agency and Business France signed an agreement to help the two countries' enterprises increase commercial exchange and investment.
