Tue. Dec 24th, 2024

Bulgarian businesses will have more chances to increase their
operations in Vietnam and the Southeast Asian region at large following
the formation of a Bulgarian economic and trade office in Ho Chi Minh
City.

Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev, who is on an
official visit to Vietnam, and Vice Chairperson of the HCM City People’s
Committee Nguyen Thi Hong cut the ribbon at the office’s opening
ceremony on October 31.

Addressing the event, the President
described the establishment of the office as a sound and timely
initiative to help realise important cooperative documents reached by
the two countries and direct their relationship towards a strategic
partnership and a new economic cooperation model.

Bulgaria
considers the cooperation with Vietnam a significant task and a
strategic basis to expand its presence in Southeast Asia and Asia as a
whole, he said.

The leader committed to making it easier for
Vietnamese goods to enter Bulgaria and then penetrate other European
countries.

Bulgarian businesses wish to invest in Vietnam
and cooperate with Vietnamese partners in all areas of mutual concern,
he said, noting that the two countries have agreed to raise bilateral
trade turnover from the current 60 million USD to 500 million USD in the
coming time.

For her part, Hong said the office marks a new
height in economic and trade ties between Bulgaria and Vietnam in
general and HCM City in particular.

She expressed her hope
that with a strong contingent of businesses operating in various fields,
HCM City will contribute to boosting economic and trade ties between
the two countries.

The same day, Roesen Plevnelive and his
entourage visited the historical relic site of Cu Chi underground tunnel
and Ben Duoc Temple.

Earlier on October 30, the President
attended an artistic programme at the HCM City Conservatory of Music
staged by Bulgarian artists and met with Vietnamese people who once
worked or studied in Bulgaria.-VNA

By vivian