Hanoi (VNA) – The Ministry of ForeignAffairs and the People’s Committee of southern Ben Tre province held a conference in both online and in-person formats to promote the export of Ben Tre’s agro-aquatic products to Islamicmarkets.
Speaking at the event, Minister of Foreign AffairsBui Thanh Son said the conference aimed to realise Directive 15-CT/TW on economic diplomacyfor national development issued by the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat and PM Pham Minh Chinh’s directions at an online conference with heads of representativeVietnamese agencies abroad on September 19.
He also committed to creating allpossible support for Ben Tre and Vietnamese localities to boost economiccooperation with partners worldwide.
Foreign delegates said Vietnam’s agro-aquatic products are popular in Islamic countries. They suggested bringing Ben Tre’s agro andaquatic products to Islamic markets via major supermarket chains to ensurestability of quantity and prices.
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Quang Hieu askedrepresentative Vietnamese agencies abroad and embassies of Islamic countries inVietnam to actively connect businesses together to promote tiesnot only in trade but also in investment and tourism./.
