Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh meets with EU countries’ Ambassadors and representatives of the European Chamber of Commerce (Eurocham) (Photo: sggp.org.vn)

The PM called on EU countries to support Vietnamese businesses and investors and said Vietnam desires long-term and mutually beneficial trade and investment co-operation with the EU. 

“Economic and trade cooperation has been a pillar of the Vietnam-EU relationship. With COVID-19 continuing to destroy lives and damage economies, the Vietnamese government is doing its utmost to contain the pandemic as soon as possible, so that we can get on with raising Vietnam-EU relations to a new, more substantive level,” PM Chinh said.

The PM talked about the difficulties facing foreign businesses in Vietnam during this latest wave of COVID-19, noting that the problems are temporary because the Vietnamese Government has a range of solutions aimed at ending the pandemic.  

The EU delegation offered expressions of sympathy and said Vietnam remains an attractive investment destination with strong growth potential. They expressed a strong desire to continue developing long-term investment and business activities in Vietnam.