The event was jointly held by the Trade Office of Vietnam inAlgeria and the chamber of commerce and industry in Biskra to give localbusinesses more information about Vietnam’s key export products and boostcooperation in trade and investment between the two countries.
In his remarks at the conference, Vietnamese TradeCounsellor Hoang Duc Nhuan gave the attendees an overview of Vietnam’s economyand key export earners, including seafood, garment and textiles, footwear, rice,coffee, peppercorns, fruits, cashew nuts and more.
He invited the local companies to join upcoming expos inVietnam, such as MTA Vietnam Hanoi 2017 in Hanoi, Aquaculture Vietnam 2017 andVietnam International Agriculture Fair 2017 in Can Tho, Vietnam Wood 2017 andVietnam Expo 2017 in Ho Chi Minh City.
According to Nhuan, in addition to their interest in Vietnam's exports such as rice, coffee, machineries, equipment, companies from Biskra hope toexport date palm, a local specialty, to Vietnam.
Vietnamese Ambassador Pham Quoc Tru highly spoke of potentialfor cooperation between Vietnam and Biskra, saying the event will helpaccelerate the two-way trade and investment in the future.
Tru later had meetings with head of Biskra provinceAhmed Kerroun and mayor of Biskra city Slimani Azzecdine and paid visits tolocal date palm producers and exporters.-VNA