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An Giang to ship main products to Netherlands

The Mekong delta province of An Giang will export its main products to the Netherlands, under a memorandum of understanding inked on December 2.
The Mekong delta province of An Giang will export its main productsto the Netherlands, under a memorandum of understanding inked onDecember 2.

According to the document signed with theNetherlands’ Oss city, four enterprises in An Giang province will shiprice, frozen aquaculture, vegetables and rice husk to the Vietnam TradeHouse in the country for trade promotion activities.

Chairmanof the provincial People’s Committee Vuong Binh Thanh said thecooperation between the two sides will pave the way for An Giang’s keyproducts to enter the European market in the time ahead.

Thanh called for assistance from the Netherlands in planting potato on a trial basis in the province.

The province has invested over 15 million USD to build a hightechnology centre so that the Netherlands can transfer its potatogrowing methods, catering for domestic demand and for future exports, headded.

The MoU is an important step to link up An Giangprovince’s main products with the Dutch distribution system via VietnamTrade House, said Bert Van Dijk, Oss Trading Centre Director.-VNA
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