Seafood distribution centre to take shape in Belgium
(VOV) - Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh has held a working session with the Belgian ambassador to Vietnam Bruno Angelet to discuss the building of a centre to distribute and auction Vietnamese seafood products at Zeebrugge port, Belgium.
Ambassador Bruno Angelet said Zeebrugge has a modern and deep-sea port that is of strategic importance to Europe.
If the centre takes shape, he believes, it will help Vietnamese tra fish businesses reduce transport costs and sell goods directly to supermarkets, and big retailers.
Deputy Minister Tran Tuan Anh underscored the need to develop a specific roadmap for the project to run effectively.
He said his ministry will co-ordinate with the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) and related Belgian agencies to conduct a feasibility study.
At first, the trade promotion department will co-ordinate with the Belgian embassy in Hanoi to organize a seminar to introduce the project and appoint a group of experts in charge.