Visitors at the Vietnamese booth (Source: VOV)Cairo, March 15 (VNA) – Vietnamese agro-forestry-fishery and handicraftproducts have been introduced at the 51st Cairo International Fairthat opened on March 14 in Egypt’s capital city, drawing visitors and businesses,especially those from the Middle East and North Africa.
Vietnamese Trade Counsellor in Egypt Pham The Cuong said that throughthe event, Vietnam hopes to promote investment opportunities in Vietnam to thebusiness community in Egypt and the world.
Many foreign firms have expressed their interest in joining trade fairsin Vietnam this year such as the Vietnam Food 2018, Viet Fish and Viet Build,he said.
The fair, which will last until March 23, is being participated in by morethan 40 countries around the globe.
According to Cuong, Egypt is now one of the 10 largest fabric importersof Vietnam. Two-way trade between the two countries exceeded 350 million USD in2017, including Vietnam’s export turnover of 320 million USD.
Vietnamese products shipped to Egypt included agro-forestry-fisheriesproducts such as peppercorn, cashew and catfish.-VNA
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