Fisheries – Productive cooperation between Vietnam and Norway
Fisheries – Productive cooperation between Vietnam and Norway
The two countries, which are the world’s leading seafood exporters, do not compete with each other but support one another to be successful and responsible seafood nations.
Fisheries sector demonstrates the productive cooperation in the Vietnam-Norway bilateral relations over the past five decades.
State Secretary of the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Erling Rimestad, delivers speech at the seminar. Photos: Embassy of Norway in Hanoi |
State Secretary of the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Erling Rimestad, shared the view at a seminar held in Hanoi today [March 1] during his official visit to Vietnam.
“We find ourselves at the top of the list of seafood exporters – Norway as the second biggest in the world, and Vietnam as the third biggest. We are in the fortunate position that this does not make us competitors – in fact we complement each other as seafood nations.
In reality, Norway exports species such as salmon, cod, king crab and shrimps from the sea. Meanwhile, Vietnam is a big supplier of farmed pangasius and shrimp.
“The processing of Norwegian mackerel in Vietnam, also shows how we can both benefit in the seafood value chain,” the Norwegian top diplomat emphasize.
Ambassador of Norway to Vietnam Hilde Solbakken makes remarks at the seminar. |
Echoing Rimestad, Ambassador of Norway to Vietnam Hilde Solbakken indicated “Norway takes pride in the cooperation with Vietnam in the fisheries, aquaculture, and marine sectors, and sees this a central part of the more than 50 years of friendship and cooperation since we established diplomatic relations in 1971.”
Vietnam’s Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Phung Duc Tien highly appreciated the support from Norway to the ministry and the fisheries industry for more than 30 years, which covers different segments from development of a regulatory framework to technical assistance, capacity building and training.
Vietnam's Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Phung Duc Tien, speaks at the event. |
