Paris hosts 10th meeting of VCL Business Club

The Vietnam-Cambodia-Laos (VCL) Business Club in Paris held its 10 th meeting in the French capital on October 23, with French entrepreneurs and those from the three countries residing in France taking part.
The Vietnam-Cambodia-Laos (VCL) Business Club in Paris held its 10 thmeeting in the French capital on October 23, with French entrepreneursand those from the three countries residing in France taking part.

At the meeting, the participants discussed theregional and international economic and political situations. They alsodebated measures to speed up and strengthen trade links between Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia , as well as between the three countries andtheir host.

Speaking at the event, Nguyen CanhCuong, the Commercial Counsellor at Vietnam ’s Embassy in France ,briefed the meeting on trade relations between Vietnam and Francein recent years.

The meeting will help Vietnamese businesses seek out and access new partners, said Cuong.

Established in March 2009 in France , the VCL Club has around 1,650 members from 37 countries across the world.

Its annual meeting gives entrepreneurs from the three Southeast Asiancountries the opportunity to meet with their French partners as well asintroduce projects that promote socio-economic and cultural developmentin each country.-VNA

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