Vietnamese Ambassador Dinh Toan Thang speaks at the event. (Photo: VNA)Paris (VNA) – A seminar on boosting economiccooperation between French enterprises and Vietnam was held in Lorient city of the Bretagneregion on June 30 by the Chamber of Commerce of Industry (CCI) of Morbihanprovince with the participation of representatives from the Vietnamese Embassy and Ministry of Trade and Investment Planning in France as well as local businesses.
Speaking at the event, Chairman ofthe Morbihan CCI Philippe Rouault expressed his delight at the working trip to the province by Vietnamese Ambassador Dinh Toan Thang, especially when the two countries are celebrating the 50th founding anniversary of Vietnam-France diplomaticrelations and the 10th anniversary of their strategic partnership.
Rouault also introduced economic cooperationpotential of Morbihan province, especially in the field of marine economy andmanagement, and marine environment protection.
He said that many businesses in the province inparticular and the region in general are eyeing to develop operations inVietnam and Southeast Asia, adding that the seminar was an opportunity for thetwo sides to better understand the situation and potential of cooperationbetween the two sides.
For his part, Thang briefed participants on the situation of the Vietnamese economy, one of the most dynamic economies in Southeast Asia and the Asia-Pacific region with many bilateral and multilateral freetrade agreements with countries and regions around the world.
The ambassador affirmed that France is one ofVietnam’s important economic partners in Europe in term of trade andinvestment, and hoped that Morbihan's businesses will promote economiccooperation and investment projects in Vietnam in the coming time.
At the seminar, French businesses introduced projectsthat are cooperating with Vietnamese partners as well as orientations and wishes to cooperate with Vietnam in the near future in a number of fieldssuch as seabed and coastal survey, sea water treatment to produce fresh waterfor offshore fishing boats or islands lacking fresh water, among others.
On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations, the Vietnamese Embassy in France hascarried out many activities to further promote economic, trade andinvestment relations between the two sides.
After the seminar, the delegation of the Vietnamese Embassy visited a number oflocal businesses that are carrying out cooperation projects with Vietnamese partners./.
