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Mekong Delta looks to boost international integration

Challenges facing Mekong Delta provinces and cities in international integration were the focus of a two day conference held in An Giang province in early April.
Challenges facing Mekong Delta provinces and cities in internationalintegration were the focus of a two day conference held in An Giangprovince in early April.

Co-hosted by the Ministry of ForeignAffairs and An Giang provincial People’s Committee with support fromGermany’s Hanns Seidel Institute, the event attracted representativesfrom 12 regional provinces and cities.
 
Participants wereupdated on the world situation and issues Vietnam is facing duringnegotiations for free trade agreements (FTA).

Officials from theForeign Ministry also reported on the ASEAN Community which is set to beestablished at the end of this year and East Sea-related issues.

A report by An Giang province highlighted the locality’s advantagesand difficulties in the international integration process, noting thatthe province is working to restructuring agricultural production tobring into play the local strength in economic integration.

Tien Giang province proposed enhancing regional linkage as one ofsolutions to improve Mekong Delta’s competitive capacity in economicintegration.-VNA
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