The forum, co-organised by the Vietnamese Embassy’s Commercial AffairOffice and the French municipal leaders, is part of Vietnam ’snational trade promotion plan approved by the Ministry of Industry andTrade.
Besides introducing their products, thebusinesses sought French partners, especially in construction,machinery, chemicals, garments and textiles, pharmacy, medicalequipment, rubber, coffee and vocational training.
This is Vietnamese defence businesses’ first presence in the Frenchmarket, said Head of the Economic Department under the Defence Ministry,Major-General Tran Trung Tin, who led the delegation to the forum.
France is one of Vietnam ’s major trade partners, he said, addingthat many French businesses have shown their interest in Vietnamesedefence enterprises, which contribute 8-10 percent to the national grossdomestic product (GDP) annually.
Jean ChristopheFromantin, Vice Mayor of Neuilly-sur-Seine city located in theIl-de-France region, briefed on his city’s potential, describing theevent as a starting point for cooperation between the locality andVietnam , especially in the fields of each side’s strengths.
Alain Bui, an advisor at the Paris Il-de-France Chamber of Commerceand Industry, pledged that the chamber will do its best to steer theinterests of small and medium-sized enterprises of Paris and theIl-de-France region to the Vietnamese market.
Earlierin April, 91 French businesses, including 26 from the French region,attended a business forum in Ho Chi Minh City .
Thetwo sides have defined electricity, environment, farm productprocessing and transport infrastructure as promising areas ofcooperation.-VNA
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