(VOVworld) - The potential and strengths of Can Tho and other localities in the Mekong Delta region were introduced to French businesses at a trade promotion conference held in Paris on Tuesday.
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| The conference (Source: VNA) |
Hosted by the Department of Foreign Affairs of Localities under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Vietnamese Embassy in France, the Can Tho People’s Committee, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of France in Vietnam (CCIFV) and the Vietnam European Business Network, the event aimed to promote trade links between France and regional localities.
Leaders from the city said Can Tho is calling for investment in high-tech agriculture, processing farm products and food, biotechnology, agricultural machinery, supply chains, agricultural services, textiles, IT, and education.
CCIFV President Guillaume Grouzet, also Director of the Vietnam European Business Network, detailed assessments of prospects for Vietnam’s economic development from the French business community and the EU. They also discussed opportunities and challenges for Vietnam’s and French enterprises as the European Union-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) is signed.
French businesses said Can Tho and the Mekong River Delta will become an attractive destination to French and European investors for its great potential.
A number of memorandums of understanding to boost cooperation were signed at the conference.