Illustrative image (Photo: VNA)The event was jointly held on June 22 by the Trade Officeunder the Vietnamese Embassy in India, the host country’s Marine ProductsExport Development Authority (MPEDA) and Kerala authorities.
Vietnamese Ambassador to India Pham Sanh Chau expressed his beliefthat through the conference, both sides’ businesses can understand more abouteach other’s market, and find suitable partners.
Van Duc Phu, deputy head of Investment Promotion Divisionunder the Foreign Investment Agency’s Northern Investment Promotion Centre,stated that many Vietnamese localities such as Hung Yen, Nghe An, Quang Binh,Can Tho and Binh Duong have shown their interest in cooperating with Keralastate.
Anil Kumar, Joint Director (Marketing), MPEDA, said that Indianenterprises have a demand of importing raw materials for processing and export,and are investing in building infrastructure with modern equipment to increaseproduct values.
India can import raw materials, that it cannot produce orproduce at a higher cost, from Vietnam, he added.
He also noted that Vietnamese businesses should not connectwith Indian partners through intermediaries, but should seek information aboutthem through reputable channels such as MPEDA and the Seafood Exporters’Association of India (SEAI).
Bui Trung Thuong, Counselor, head of the Vietnam Trade Office in IndiaVNA
