HCM City surveys Argentinean market
(VOV) - Ho Chi Minh City is willing to facilitate Argentinean businesses’ partnerships in the fields of the city’s strength like services, food processing and hi tech-used agriculture and tourism.
Permanent Deputy Secretary of the HCM City Party’s Committee Nguyen Van Dua issued the statement at his meetings with General Secretary of the Argentinean Communist Party Patricio Echegaray, Deputy Speaker of Buenos Aires City Council Dante Gullo and Chairman of the Vietnam-Argentina Culture Institute Poldi Sosa on September 23-24 as part of his working visit to the Latin American country.
The visit took place at a time when Vietnam and Argentina are carrying out practical activities for the 40th anniversary of diplomatic ties and pushing for stronger friendship and cooperation.
The HCM City official also introduced to the hosts his city’s role as Vietnam’s largest economic hub, a big centre of culture, education and training, science and technology, and international exchanges.
On the occasion, a business forum was held by the Vietnamese Embassy in Argentina and the Argentinean Ministry of Economy, offering a venue for HCM City businesses and Argentinean partners to establish contacts and seek partners.
Bilateral trade between the two nations has grown in recent years reaching US$1 billion for the first time in 2011.
In the first eight months of this year, the two countries made a year-on-year soar of 48 percent to US$1.1 billion in trade. Vietnam mainly ships footwear, electronics, rubber and garments to the South American country, while importing animal feed, animal and plant oil, seedlings and medicines.