Vietnamese embassy enhances farm produce and food trading with Switzerland
VOV.VN - A delegation from the Vietnamese Embassy in Switzerland paid a working trip to the town of Vevey on July 30 in order to seek ways in which to promote trade, especially in terms of agricultural products and processed food, between localities from both nations.
The delegation was led by Ambassador Phung The Long and paid a visit to a traditional weekend market in the town where a number of locally-produced vegetables and food are sold.
Most notably, the Vietnamese-run Maison Viet Restaurant offered a range of Vietnamese dishes at the market.
Ly Huu Bao, the owner of Ly Thanh food store, discussed the overall competitiveness of Vietnamese products in Switzerland with the delegation, stating that he hopes to have more quality products from Vietnam in his store in the future.
The delegation also visited Alimentarium, the world’s first food-themed museum located in Vevey, where a tea set made in the famous Bat Trang pottery village sits alongside more than 10,000 objects on display.
The Ambassador, Nguyen Thi Thuc, president of the Swiss - Vietnamese Business Gateway (SVBG), and other SVBG members, took time to discuss co-operation potential and measures needed in order to boost trade. They also shared relevant information about scientific and technical advances in agriculture, forestry, harvesting, preservation, and processing between Swiss and Vietnamese localities.
Ambassador Long said Switzerland boasts strong agricultural techniques and food processing, both of which Vietnam can learn from and apply to improve its own product quality and meet export requirements in Europe.
He also suggested that a business association of Vietnamese people be set up in Switzerland which, he said, would serve to intensify information sharing and create additional business opportunities.