Vietnam, Poland want to promote trade ties

Vietnamese and Polish entrepreneurs gathered in a meeting in Hanoi on March 11 to strengthen mutual understanding in order to promote trade and economic ties.
Vietnamese and Polish entrepreneurs gathered in a meeting in Hanoi on March 11to strengthen mutual understanding in order to promote trade and economic ties.

At the meeting held by the Polish Embassy, Deputy Minister of Industryand Trade Nguyen Cam Tu called on the entrepreneurs to carry on seeking businessopportunities towards specific contracts. He said he hoped bilateral trade tieswould be raised to a new height in the coming time.

Two-way tradestanding at 230 million USD last year has not yet matched the potentials of thetwo countries, said Tu.

Tu went on to say that Poland has greatdevelopment potential in Europe and its integration into the European Union hascreated conditions for Vietnam to expand relations with the EU.

Polandwill be a gate to the EU for Vietnam ’s exports, affirmed Tu.

Referringto the economic structure, Tu reckoned that the two economies could support eachother well.

For his part, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs PawelWojciechowski suggested that the two countries should explore new fields ofcooperation, such as hi-technology, public services, environmental protection,agriculture and tourism in addition to heavy industries, namely mining, energyand shipbuilding.

The two countries should promptly wrap up negotiationsand sign investment protection and encouragement agreements, hold more exchangesof business delegations, strengthen trade promotion activities and createfavourable conditions for entrepreneurs to meet each other, the entrepreneursagreed./.

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