Ireland is ready to cooperate with Vietnam in the field of agriculture.

At the meeting, Mr. James Browne emphasized that although Vietnam and Ireland are geographically far apart, they have similarities in history and culture. Currently, the two countries still have a lot of room and great opportunities for cooperation in developing trade and investment, including in agriculture , information technology and pharmaceuticals.

Minister Nguyen Chi Dung expressed his agreement with the areas mentioned by Mr. James Brown. In particular, in the field of agriculture, this is the pillar of the Vietnamese economy in difficult times and has achieved many important achievements, ensuring food security for Vietnam as well as exporting to the world. Besides rice, other products such as agricultural products, aquatic products, and seafood have a certain position in the international market.

"Vietnam's policy is to continue restructuring the agricultural sector, aiming for a highly efficient agricultural economy based on high technology. Combined with carbon emission reduction, sustainable development, environmental protection, climate change adaptation, value chain enhancement and farmer benefits...

This is also an area in which Ireland has strengths and Vietnam wishes to research and learn from its experience. At the same time, it hopes that Ireland will support training, coaching, and transfer of knowledge and technology to Vietnam. It will send a delegation of Vietnamese experts to research these areas in Ireland," said the Minister.

Overview of the reception. Photo: MPI — Overview of the reception of the Irish Government delegation. Photo: MPI

The Minister said that Vietnam is researching and preparing to build a technical facility and incubator to support small and medium enterprises in the Northern region in Hoa Binh province to increase the added value and competitiveness of Vietnamese agricultural products and food. Therefore, Vietnam hopes that Ireland will support the construction and development of this center.

In the IT sector, Vietnam is determined to rely on science and technology, innovation, high-quality human resources and digital transformation for rapid and sustainable development. Vietnam has a strong, intelligent, studious student force, which is very suitable for this industry in the new era. This is a field that suits the needs and strengths of Vietnam and Vietnam wishes to cooperate with Ireland. Along with that, there is cooperation with the National Innovation Center through the industries and fields identified at this Center, including the fields of health and pharmaceuticals.

Minister Nguyen Chi Dung emphasized that the above cooperation areas are completely in line with the orientation and needs of each side. It is important to concretize cooperation between the two countries through specific programs and projects that complement each other to bring benefits to both sides.

According to Mr. James Browne, Ireland is ready to cooperate with Vietnam on the proposed contents, especially in the field of agriculture. Therefore, the two sides need to study and identify specific, key areas to exchange and share expertise, bringing benefits to both countries. At the same time, he emphasized that agriculture is an important, key industry of Ireland with many value-added products based on high technology and wishes to bring more products to the Vietnamese market.

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