The Vietnamese Embassy in Egypt and the Chamber of Commerce of
Alexandria city jointly organised a conference on October 30 to promote
Vietnam’s agro-forestry-fishery products and boost bilateral trade.
Speaking
at the event, Vietnamese Ambassador to Egypt Dao Thanh Chung
highlighted the two countries’ trade cooperation potentials and ways to
promote their relationship via trade fairs, exhibitions, and investment
conferences.
According to Adel Aref, the international affairs
advisor of the Federation of Egyptian Chambers of Commerce (FEDCOC),
Vietnam should organise more conferences to provide Egyptian enterprises
with helpful information on Vietnam’s market.
At the event, a
number of import enterprises and large trade groups with headquarters in
Alexandria city researched Vietnam’s product catalogue, while others
were keen to find Vietnamese partners for the production and
distribution of fodder.
Luna Mahgood, a representative from
Egypt’s prestigious Al Mansour Group, said the company imports seafood
products from Vietnam to supply the Metro supermarket chain, adding that
their cooperation has been fruitful, boosting bilateral trade between
the two countries.-VNA