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Italian ambassador hails Vietnam’s role as bridge to ASEAN

Vietnam offers many opportunities for Italy and can also serve as a bridge for Italy to access the Southeast Asian market, Italian Ambassador to Vietnam Antonio Alessandro has affirmed.
Italian ambassador hails Vietnam’s role as bridge to ASEAN ảnh 1Long An international port (Photo: VNA)
Rome (VNA) – Vietnam offers many opportunitiesfor Italy and can also serve as a bridge for Italy to access the Southeast Asian market, ItalianAmbassador to Vietnam Antonio Alessandro has affirmed.
The National Associated Press Agency of Italy (ANSA) on December 21 quotedthe ambassador as saying that Vietnam, with an average growth rate of 6-7 percentin the last 30 years, is a destination for Italy’s exports and a productionbase for the European nation’s investments.

He said Vietnam’s socio-economicdevelopment model offers businesses good stability and this is highlyvalued by Italian companies.
Italian ambassador hails Vietnam’s role as bridge to ASEAN ảnh 2Italian Ambassador to Vietnam Antonio Alessandro (Photo: chinhphu.vn)
Although Italian investments in Vietnam stand at an averagelevel in term of financial volume, they are of high quality and welcomed by the hostnation, the diplomat added.
Bilateral trade has hit 4.5 billion EUR (5.08 billion USD) andthere is ample room for expansion, he said.
The ambassador stated that Vietnam is among target countriesof Italy’s national branding communication campaign launched by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (Farnesina)./.

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