Domestic foods and drinks displayed at SIAL fair in Paris
(VOV) - Vietnam is attending an international food and drinking fair- SIAL – in Paris Nord Villepinte, France from October 21-25.
The fair has attracted nearly 6,000 businesses from 200 countries and territories in the world, including 16 ones from Vietnam.
The biennial event is considered a major festival for global food and drinking services.
Although the public debt crisis has put a danger on its trade activities, the EU is still one of important markets for Vietnamese businesses, especially when Vietnam is negotiating the Free Trade Agreement with the European Union.
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Vu Thanh, an expert from the Department of Trade Promotion for Agriculture under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, said joining the event, Vietnamese businesses want to know more about regulations and technical barriers of France and the EU in general to grasp cooperation opportunities with foreign partners.
Vietnamese Ambassador to France, Duong Chi Dung, described the participation of domestic businesses as a success of the agricultural sector.