Vietnamese products featured at Algerian fair
(VOV) - Vietnamese companies are showcasing their high-quality Made-In-Vietnam products and services at the 47th Algiers International Trade Fair, taking place in the Algerian capital from May 28 to June 2.
At the traditional ribbon cutting ceremony opening the fair, Vietnamese trade counselor Nguyen Van Mui and Algerian Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal toured the Vietnamese pavilions which featured an array of construction materials, plastics, leatherette, food, spices, and handicraft products.
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Trade counselor Mui told PM Sellal that Vietnamese companies are specifically keen on partnering with Algerian companies in such fields as infrastructure, housing, consumer goods products, and aquaculture.
He highlighted the results of fruitful bilateral trade ties in recent years, noting that last year’s two-way trade turnover reached over US$280 million, up 37% compared to the figure recorded in 2012.
In the first four months of this year alone, two-way trade between the counties was estimated at US$124 million, up 39% from a year earlier, he said.
PM Sellal said that his nation could benefit tremendously from Vietnamese expertise and investment in the housing sector and production activities, as well as food processing, services, energy, electricity, electronics, garment and textile, and mechanical engineering.
This year’s event drew participation of about 680 businesses from 37 countries around the globe.