Representatives from ASEAN Committee in Mexico City and Colima state attend the ASEAN-Colima Business Forum. (Photo: VNA) Mexico City (VNA) – A delegation from the ASEANCommittee in Mexico City had a working visit to Mexico’s Colima state from May30 to June 1 to strengthen cooperation with the locality, particularly in trade, investment, tourism, education, agriculture and seaport.
The delegation including the Ambassadors of the Philippines,Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam, and Thailand, met the Governor of the State of Colima IndiraVizcaíno Silva, attended the ASEAN-Colima Business Forum, signed a Letter ofIntent on cooperation, visited Colima University, Manzanillo port cluster, andsome local businesses.
At the meetings, Mexican officials and businesses highlyappreciated the possibility of strengthening cooperation in all aspects withASEAN, especially in economy, trade, investment, tourism, education, and portlogistics, which thereby will help Colima state in particular and Mexico ingeneral to diversify export markets and attract more foreign investment capital.
Vietnamese Ambassador to Mexico Nguyen Hoanh Nam emphasisedthe potential for bilateral cooperation between Colima state in particular andMexico in general with Vietnam in the fields of trade, investment, agriculture,education, tourism, and port logistics.
Assessing Mexico as one of Vietnam's important markets inLatin America, Ambassador Nam called on businesses to strengthen connectivityand take advantage of free trade agreements, especially the Comprehensive andProgressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).
Within the framework of the visit to Colima, the Ambassadors of ASEAN countries signed a Letter ofIntent for cooperation with the state in the fields of tourism, education,culture, and trade.
Meanwhile, the ASEAN Committee in Buenos Aires (ACBA), Argentina, paid aworking visit to Entre Rios province in the central region of Argentina fromMay 31 to June 2.
The ASEAN delegation, grouping the Ambassadors of Vietnam,Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand, had a working session with Entre Ríos Governor Gustavo Bordet; mayor of Paraná city Adan Bahl; and leaders of departments, branches, and major enterprisesin the province.
At the meeting, Governor Gustavo Bordet emphasised thatASEAN countries are reliable and important trading partners of Entre Ríos. Heexpressed his wish to expand and strengthen trade exchanges between the provincewith ASEAN countries, especially in areas of agriculture, renewable energy,tourism, education, and training.
As chair of ACBA, Thai Ambassador Krit Tankanarat affirmedthat the cooperation opportunities between ASEAN and Entre Ríos are great, andexpected that the two sides will take advantage of available strengths tofurther promote their cooperation.
Vietnamese Ambassador to Argentina Duong Quoc Thanh (centre) meets with Entre Ri21os province representatives. (Photo: VNA) For his part, Vietnamese Ambassador to Argentina DuongQuoc Thanh affirmed his willingness to act as a bridge for the government andbusiness community of Entre Ríos province to approach and explore cooperationopportunities in Vietnam.
In response to thedesire of the Panará city government to establish relations with Vietnamese localities,Thanh said he will help connect Panará and Vietnam's Hue city, promotingtheir people-to-people exchanges.
Within the framework of the visit, the ASEAN ambassadorsalso had a working session with leaders of the Entre Ríos Grain Exchange,visited the industrial park of Paraná city, and met students of universities inthe province./.
