A view at the 2017 Vietnam-Laos Trade Fair which began in Vientiane, Laos on June 29. (Photo: To Quoc)Vientiane (VNA) – The 2017 Vietnam-Laos Trade Fair began at the Lao InternationalTrade Exhibition and Convention Centre in Vientiane, Laos on June 29 to mark 55years of diplomatic ties between the two countries.
Thsyear also marks the 40th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty ofFriendship and Cooperation between Laos and Vietnam.
Speakingat the opening ceremony, Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Defence Tran Don saidthe trade fair is a significant socio-economic and political activity inVietnam’s trade promotion programme.
Theevent aims to strengthen friendship and cooperation between the people ofVietnam and Laos and help Vietnamese enterprises seek partnerships and expandtrade with their peers from Laos, Don noted.
Thefair features 320 booths set up by exhibitors from Vietnam and Laos. Some 120of them are run by 90 Vietnamese firms, showcasing high-quality goods in thefields of textiles and garments, footwear, agroforestry products, seafood,handicrafts, processed food, electricity-electronics, mechanics, chemicals,construction and building materials, agriculture, fertilisers, pesticides,livestock feed, plant seeds and more.
Photosare on display to showcase the long-standing relations between the people ofthe two nations. Some show Vietnam’s military working to develop the country’seconomy.
Awebsite for trade between Vietnam and Laos was also launched during the fair,aiming to provide information on the two countries’ regulations and policies oneconomics, trade and industry as well as trade promotion activities.
Additionally,there will be a workshop to provide information on the Vietnam – Laos FreeTrade Agreement and border trade agreement and a meeting between businessesfrom Hanoi and Vientiane.
Thisevent is organised by the Lao Ministries of Industry and Commerce and NationalDefence and Vietnamese Ministries of Industry and Commerce and NationalDefence.-VNA
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