At the launching ceremony of the VCB Association (Photo: VNA)Addressing the launching ceremony, Vietnamese Deputy Minister of HomeAffairs Nguyen Trong Thua expressed his belief that the association will makepositive contributions to the economic and trade ties between the twocountries.
He pledged to support the association in expanding itscoverage in Vietnam and conducting practical activities.
The association is established at a time when the two countries arecelebrating their five-year bilateral comprehensive partnership and heading tothe 50th anniversary of their diplomatic ties in 2023.
Last year, despite negative impacts of COVID-19, two-waytrade reached about 7.23 billion USD.
Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Home Affairs Nguyen Trong Thua addressing the ceremony (Photo: VNA)Speaking at the event, George Chow, Minister of State forTrade of the Government of British Columbia province highly valued the economicand trade partnership between Vietnam and Canada in general and BritishColumbia in particular. He said he hopes the association will support thepost-pandemic economic recovery in both countries.
Chak Au, a representative of Richmond city underlined thesignificance of the association as well as contributions of the VietnameseCanadian community in the city, showing his belief that the association willhelp connect businesses of the two countries.
Dan On, Chairman of Dan D Pak company and the first President of the VCBAssociation called on members of the association to join hands in deepening therelations between the two countries.
Meanwhile, Vietnamese Consul General in Vancouver Nguyen Quang Trung pledgedthat the Vietnamese Consulate General will continue to support the association’sactivities in the future./.
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