Hanoi (VNA)- Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on November 25 asked former Deputy Prime Minister ofGermany Philipp Rosler to support promoting investment and attracting capitalfrom major corporations around the world.
During a reception for Rosler and a foreign business delegation in Hanoi, the PM affirmed that the Vietnamese Government always ensures the legal rightsof foreign investors in the country.
In the context of the ongoingCOVID-19 outbreak, he said, Vietnam is still making every effort to actively controlthe pandemic and taking measures to promote economic recovery and ensure employment.
The country is now callingfor FDI in high technology, innovation, support industries, and human resourcestraining.
The PM said it is improvingits business and investment environment to make it easier for foreign investorsto operate.
For his part, Rosler congratulatedVietnam on its success in controlling COVID-19, saying that the country is a modelfor many countries around the world to follow.
The delegation of major enterprises from Germany, Switzerland, and Israel, hesaid, wishes to do business with and support Vietnam in its post-pandemic development.
It has initially decidedto invest 350 million USD in priority areas such as tourism and digital start-ups.
Representatives from thedelegation said they expect the Vietnamese Government, ministries, sectors, andlocalities to remove all difficulties, especially those relating to administrativeprocedures, to create favourable conditions for investors.
PM Phuc expressed hisappreciation of investment projects in Vietnam belonging to members of the delegation,especially in tourism - a spearhead economic sector being promoted by the Government./.