Vice President of the Vietnam Cooperative Alliance (VCA) Nguyen Manh Cuongrevealed the information at a press conference in Hanoi on April 14.
Themed “Visioning Ahead to 2030: Promoting Stronger Partnerships betweenGovernment and Co-operative Stakeholders in realising the SustainableDevelopment Goals”, the event will include six sessions featuring varioustopics.
It creates an opportunity for the participating countries and territories toshare experience and identify new challenges in developing cooperatives in theregion, as well as seek solutions and orientations for the regional andinternational cooperatives’ activities to promote multinational trade,collaboration and common development, Cuong said.
The VCA will coordinate with the Hanoi People’s Committee to host a trade fairon farm produce and handicrafts.
The fair, the first of its kind, will take place at Thong Nhat Park from April18-21 and house over 300 pavilions, said Pham Anh Tuan, Chairman of Board ofDirectors of the Cooperative Union of Agricultural Consumption (UCA).
This provides a good chance for Vietnamese cooperatives and businesses tointroduce high-quality farm produce and handicrafts to international friends,while seeking potential trade partners, he added.-VNA