Promoting cooperation potential between localities of Vietnam and Argentina

Within the framework of activities to enhance cooperation between Vietnam and Argentine localities, from October 17 to 20, Vietnamese Ambassador to Argentina Ngo Minh Nguyet visited and worked in Cordoba province, aiming to strengthen trade cooperation between the two countries in general, and between Vietnam and Cordoba province in particular.

Photo caption — Mayor of Pilar town (Argentina) Leopoldo Grumstrup presented Ambassador Ngo Minh Nguyet with the “Key of Honor”. Photo: VNA

According to VNA correspondent in Buenos Aires, within the framework of the working trip, Ambassador Ngo Minh Nguyet and the Embassy delegation had working sessions with Governor of Cordoba Province Martin Miguel Llaryora, Mayor of Pilar Town Leopoldo Grumstrup, the Foreign Trade Department, the Economic Development Agency and the Bonded Warehouse of Cordoba Province. At the meetings, Ambassador Ngo Minh Nguyet highlighted Vietnam's achievements in economy, trade and investment in recent years, especially emphasizing its strengths in exporting agricultural, forestry and fishery products, electronics, garments and footwear, as well as the desire to further increase trade exchanges with Argentina.

The Ambassador said that Argentina is Vietnam's 5th largest trading partner in the Americas and the 3rd in Latin America, after Brazil and Mexico. Meanwhile, in the opposite direction, Vietnam is Argentina's 7th largest trading partner in the world and number one in Southeast Asia. In 2023, Vietnam - Argentina trade turnover will reach nearly 3.5 billion USD, of which Vietnam's exports to Argentina will reach 976 million USD, up 14.6% compared to 2022, of which imports from Argentina will reach 2.5 billion USD, down 38.9%, due to the main items Vietnam imports from Argentina including soybean meal used to produce animal feed and corn, which have decreased sharply due to crop failure. Referring to trade exchanges between Vietnam and Cordoba province, Ambassador Ngo Minh Nguyet affirmed that Cordoba plays an important role in the cooperation structure between the two countries because this locality provides more than 25% of the value of goods in Argentina's total export turnover to Vietnam, and there is still much room to continue developing cooperation.

Speaking at a working session with Ambassador Ngo Minh Nguyet, in the presence of Congressman Juan Brügge, a member of the Argentina-Vietnam Parliamentary Friendship Group, Governor Martín Miguel Llaryora affirmed his desire to further expand cooperation with Vietnam, Cordoba's third largest trading partner, in many fields, especially in economics, trade and investment.

Mr. Llaryora said that as one of the economic locomotives of Argentina, Cordoba is known as the number one center in the country for corn, milk and peanut production, and number two for soybeans. In addition, Cordoba also develops the automobile, agricultural machinery, cattle breeding and oil and gas industries. At the meeting with Mayor of Pilar Leopoldo Grumstrup, Ambassador Ngo Minh Nguyet expressed her desire to further promote cultural and tourism exchanges with this locality. Mr. Grumstrup presented the "Guest of Honor" certificate and the "Key of Honor" of Pilar to Ambassador Ngo Minh Nguyet.

During the working trip, Ambassador Ngo Minh Nguyet also visited the University of Cordoba Law School, which was founded 420 years ago and is the second oldest university in Latin America. The delegation of the Argentine Embassy visited several major corporations in Cordoba, including the Porta Hermanos Group, which has been operating for more than 140 years in the production of alcohol, wine, vinegar and vegetable protein, as well as the Gespa Company, a leading enterprise in the South American country in the production of high-quality animal feed and pet food.

Baotintuc.vn

Source: https://baotintuc.vn/kinh-te/phat-huy-tiem-nang-hop-tac-giua-cac-dia-phuong-viet-nam-va-argentina-20241021100435269.htm