The PM spoke highly of bilateral trade with Ontario whichhit 3 billion USD out of the total 4 billion USD trade between Vietnam and Canada.
He said the agreement by relevant countries to continue withnegotiation on the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-PacificPartnership (CPTPP), will lay a foundation for Vietnam and Cananda to boostall-around ties, including in trade.
Phuc expressed wish that two-way trade will grow at least10-15 percent in the future.
With potential of partnership in mining, manufacturing,national defence-security, he called on more Canadian firms to invest inVietnam, noting that many Canadian investors have succeeded in doing businessin the Southeast Asian country.
Wynne informed the host that Ontario is the first state to implementthe Vietnam-Canada cooperation agreement following the Vietnam visit by PrimeMinister Justin Trudeau, adding that as home to a number of big corporations, Ontariocontributes to 40 percent of the gross domestic product of Canada.
She said the business delegation accompanying her in thevisit comprises representatives from nearly 50 enterprises who want to seekbusiness opportunities in infrastructure, education, clean industry and healthcare.
Many non-profit organisations are also ready to assistVietnam in climate change response and environment protection, she said.
Agreeing with the host’s stance on free trade promotion, shesaid Ontario is actively pushing the Canadian administration on CPTPPnegotiations.-VNA