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Vietnam treasures cooperation with World Intellectual Property Organisation

Ambassador Mai Phan Dung, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the United Nations (UN), World Trade Organisation (WTO), and other international organisations in Geneva, received representatives from the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO)’s Division for Asia and the Pacific on April 9.
Vietnam treasures cooperation with World Intellectual Property Organisation ảnh 1Ambassador Mai Phan Dung (second from right) and WIPO representatives. (Photo: VNA)
Geneva (VNA) - Ambassador Mai Phan Dung, PermanentRepresentative of Vietnam to the United Nations (UN), World Trade Organisation(WTO), and other international organisations in Geneva, receivedrepresentatives from the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO)’s Divisionfor Asia and the Pacific on April 9.

At his working session with the division’sDirector Andrew Ong, Dung expressed his delight at the close cooperationbetween the WIPO and Vietnam.

He affirmed the importance of intellectualproperty for economic development, and emphasised the Vietnamese Government's attention to this field, given the fact that applying new technology is animportant solution in the context of Vietnam's commitment to reduce emissions.

Ong said that the WIPO attachesgreat importance to cooperation with Vietnam and thinks that Vietnam is abright spot in innovation activities as well as supporting women-owned small- andmedium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
He said he is very impressed by success stories of Vietnamese SMEs in applyingintellectual property knowledge in business, adding that the WIPO also sharedthese examples on its website to inspire others and help the businesses promotetheir images, reach target markets, and increase exports.

Dung took the occasion to thank the WIPO for itseffective support in implementing technical assistance projects and improvingprofessional capacity for human resources in the field of intellectual propertyin Vietnam. He pledged to continue strengthening collaboration between theVietnamese Delegation to Geneva and the WIPO, and showed his hope that theorganisation will maintain support for Vietnam’s activities related tointellectual property./.
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