Nearly 200 corporations and businesses attend the "Meet Thailand" Conference in Lao Cai

On August 29th, at the Lao Cai Provincial Conference Center, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in coordination with Lao Cai province and the Thai Embassy in Vietnam, organized the second "Meeting Thailand" conference.

The Thailand Meeting conference, with session 1 focusing on connecting grassroots economies and supply chains. (Photo: Nhung Ho)

Attending the Conference, on the Vietnamese side were Mr. Vu Xuan Cuong, Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the Provincial People's Council of Lao Cai ; Mr. Hoang Quoc Khanh, Standing Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee of Lao Cai; along with representatives from 14 localities in the northern midland and mountainous socio-economic region and some localities with sister city relationships with Thai localities; and representatives from the Ministries and sectors: Foreign Affairs, Planning and Investment, and the Vietnam Federation of Commerce and Industry (VCCI).

On the Thai side, attendees included Ms. Urawadee Sriphiromya, Ambassador of Thailand to Vietnam, the Thai Consul General in Ho Chi Minh City, representatives from Thai agencies, organizations, and associations; and nearly 200 representatives from corporations and businesses of both countries.

Speaking at the conference, the Thai Ambassador remarked that the second "Meeting Thailand" event was a meaningful and important activity, contributing to further expanding cooperation between Thailand and Lao Cai province following the official visit to Vietnam by Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn of Thailand.

Currently, Thailand is the 9th largest foreign investor in Vietnam and Vietnam's number one trading partner in ASEAN; Thai investors are "quality investors," always valuing responsibility in business operations and the sustainable development of the localities and communities where they invest.

In his opening remarks at the Conference, Mr. Nguyen Nhu Hieu, Director of the Department of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, stated that the Conference is an effective step in implementing the Action Program for strengthening the Vietnam-Thailand Strategic Partnership for the period 2022-2027.

Mr. Nguyen Nhu Hieu, Director of the Department of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, speaks at the conference. (Photo: Nhung Ho)

Vietnam and Thailand can seize new opportunities, continue to share and cooperate more closely to successfully implement the "Three Connections" Strategy approved by the high-level leaders of the two countries and the "Many Countries, One Destination" initiative to enhance tourism cooperation and people-to-people ties.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is always actively accompanying, guiding, and supporting localities and businesses in improving the effectiveness of foreign economic relations and international integration.

In his welcoming remarks at the conference, the Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the Provincial People's Council, Vu Xuan Cuong, affirmed that Lao Cai always considers strengthening economic diplomacy as a top priority in the province's foreign affairs work. With many unique advantages, Lao Cai has been and continues to be a successful destination for investors.

Session 2 connects culture and sustainable tourism. (Photo: Nhung Ho)

With the motto "businesses prosper, Lao Cai develops; businesses work together, the government accompanies," Lao Cai province always welcomes Thai investors with open arms, while committing to supporting them and considering the success of businesses as its own success.

Mr. Vu Xuan Cuong believes that the second "Meeting Thailand" conference held in Lao Cai will open a new and positive phase of development for the Vietnam-Thailand Strategic Partnership, and for cooperative development between Lao Cai province and other Vietnamese provinces and cities with localities, agencies, organizations, and businesses in Thailand.

The conference focused on two discussion sessions with the themes: Connecting grassroots economies and supply chains, and Connecting culture and sustainable tourism.

The delegates had nearly two hours of productive and detailed discussions on experiences, cooperation proposals, and business orientations from enterprises in the coming period, as well as promoting the potential, strengths, investment attraction policies, trade, tourism, and cultural exchange from their respective localities.

Through this, the Conference assessed, summarized, and identified objectives, directions, strategies, and solutions for investment cooperation, trade promotion, and friendly exchanges between localities and businesses of Vietnam and Thailand in the coming period.

Signing ceremony of the memorandum of cooperation between the Lao Cai Provincial Business Association and the Thai Business Association in Vietnam. (Photo: Nhung Ho)

At the conference, a memorandum of cooperation was signed between the Lao Cai Provincial Business Association and the Thai Business Association in Vietnam.

On the afternoon of August 28th, the Lao Cai-Thailand Connection program, themed "Lao Cai - A Destination for Success," also took place. The event was chaired by Mr. Hoang Quoc Khanh, Standing Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of Lao Cai province, and Ms. Urawadee Sriphiromya, Ambassador of Thailand to Vietnam, with the participation of nearly 100 delegates.

At the program, delegates from Lao Cai province and Thailand exchanged views on cooperation opportunities between companies and businesses of both sides in various fields; the strategic economic role, especially in logistics, of Lao Cai province; explored key investment areas in Lao Cai province; promoted preferential policies for investors in clean energy; and the preferential policies of the Thai government for Vietnamese businesses in general and businesses from Lao Cai province in particular in Thailand.

Opening ceremony of the Vietnam-Thailand Showcase of Typical Products. (Photo: Nhung Ho)

On the sidelines of the Conference, the opening ceremony of the Vietnam-Thailand Product Exhibition at GO! Lao Cai supermarket took place with 36 booths from Vietnamese localities and Thai businesses, receiving considerable attention from conference delegates and local people.

Within the framework of the event, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs also coordinated with the Thai Embassy to organize nearly 100 effective and substantive working meetings between leaders of localities attending the Conference and the Thai Ambassador; between Vietnamese local departments and agencies and leaders of important Thai agencies, organizations, and associations; and between businesses from both sides.

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