Vietnamese Ambassador to Mexico Nguyen Hoai Duong (C) and Mexican delegates (Source: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam and Mexico are witnessing thefruitful development of bilateral ties across areas for benefits of bothnations, said Alberto Anaya, Secretary General of Mexico's Labour Party (PT).
Anaya made the statement on May 9 while visiting the Vietnamese Embassy inMexico on the occasion of the 43th anniversary of the two countries’ diplomaticties (May 19).
He stressed the two countries’ great potential for pushing their tradeand economic cooperation.
The PT Secretary General praised achievements made by the Vietnamese peopleduring the Doi moi (reform) process under the leadership of the Communist Partyof Vietnam, while highlighting the impressive economic growth and increasingrole of the country in the region and the world.
Vietnamese Ambassador to Mexico Nguyen Hoai Duong, for his part, affirmed that,based on the good relationship between the two countries, especially after ameeting between the two countries’ leaders on the sidelines of the APEC Summitin Da Nang last year and the two countries signed the Comprehensive andProgressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), their all-around relations will be deepenedin a practical manner.
He took the occasion to update Mexican delegates on Vietnam’s socio-economicdevelopment and advantages for their bilateral cooperation in the future.
Representatives of Mexican enterprises who accompanied the PT Secretary Generalsaid they want to seek Vietnamese partners in the fields of tourism, textilesand garment, solar electricity and agriculture.
A delegation of Mexican entrepreneurs is scheduled to visit Vietnam in this Septemberto explore the Southeast Asian market.
Statistics show that two-way trade between Vietnam and Mexico reached over 5billion USD in 2017, with an average growth reaching 10 percent per year.Vietnam’s main exports to Mexico are textiles, footwear, computers, telephonesand aquatic products.-VNA
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