The Vietnamese pavilion isone of the few foreign ones at the event, showing great businessopportunities for Vietnamese companies, especially when Russia isseeking new sources of goods following the economic sanctions imposed bythe US and Western countries.
Taking advantage of thischance, the Vietnamese Embassy in Russia and the Ministry ofAgricultural and Rural Development on October 8 co-organised a forumpromoting the trading of the country’s agro-forestry-fishery products.
Speakingat the forum, Deputy Minister Vu Van Tam said the export turnover ofsuch products to Russia reached only 400 million USD in 2013,equivalent to 0.1 percent of the country’s total figure.
Heexpressed his hope that through this fair, Vietnam will soon become areliable and long-term partner of Russia in supplying high-qualitytropical agricultural products.
The Deputy Minister affirmed thatthe ministry will act as a bridge for Vietnamese and Russian’sbusinesses to seek cooperation opportunities in the field.-VNA