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Prospect of Vietnam – Belgium ties bright: Honorary Consular

Vietnam’s Honorary Consular to Belgium Baron De Grand Ry has offered a positive view on the cooperation between Vietnam and Belgium, especially in economy and trade.
Prospect of Vietnam – Belgium ties bright: Honorary Consular ảnh 1Vietnam’s Honorary Consular to Belgium Baron De Grand Ry (first from left) at a working session with the Vietnamese Embassy in Belgium at Anvers port. (Photo: VNA)

Brussels (VNA) – Vietnam’s Honorary Consular toBelgium Baron De Grand Ry has offered a positive view on the cooperation betweenVietnam and Belgium, especially in economy and trade.

De Grand Ry said despite COVID-19 pandemic in2020, two-way trade between the two countries still rose by 6.4 percent, with ahigh increase in Vietnam’s exports to Belgium.

Hailing Vietnam’s open economic developmentpolicy, he said Vietnam holds great potential of exporting fresh fruits, addingthat he is gathering Belgian importers to import Vietnamese fresh fruits viaAnvers port, then send the fruit to cold warehouses and distribute to other Europeannations. The project is expected to begin early next year.

He informed that when medical conditions allow,a face-to-face meeting between leaders of Anvers port and the Vietnamese side will be held inBelgium or Hanoi to discuss collaboration in seaports and logistics. He added that Anvers is a big port that is also important to Vietnam, as about 3 million tonnes of coffee are stored at the port, and four to five train carriages carrying 25 tonnes of Vietnamese coffee to Switzerland for productionat Nestle company per day.

According to him, Vietnam’s advantages include acontingent of young workers proficient in English and actively joining innational development.

De Grand Ry also expressed his joy at having a chance to attend a teleconference, the first of its kind, of around 30 honorary consulars of Vietnam with the Vietnamese ForeignMinistry in early October, during which they presented ideas to help the Vietnamese embassies abroad strengthen ties with thehost countries.

Vietnam and Belgium is to celebrate the 50th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties next year./. 

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