Farmers harvest coffee in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak (Photo: VNA)The event was organised by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Developmentand the Delegation of the EU to Vietnam, reported Quan doi Nhan dan (People’sArmy) newspaper.
Miriam Garcia Ferrer, First Counsellor and Head of the Trade and EconomicSection of the Delegation of the EU to Vietnam, said Vietnam was the secondcountry in ASEAN, after Singapore, to reach a free trade pact with the EU in2015.
“It was indeed a success for us to negotiate this ambitious FTA. Moreimportantly, grasping all opportunities offered by this trade deal, inparticular for the agricultural sector, is another challenge ahead,” she said.
The EU looks forward to cooperation with Vietnamese partners to ensure the bestuse of the deal, she added.
A Vietnamese-English guide on the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement was alsolaunched, providing the business community with information on the pact.-VNA
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