General Secretary To Lam attends the Vietnam-Bulgaria Business Forum

General Secretary To Lam and President of the Republic of Bulgaria Rumen Radev, along with a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation and many businesses from the two countries attended the forum.

According to the special correspondent of the Vietnam News Agency, within the framework of the official visit of General Secretary To Lam and his wife and the high-ranking Vietnamese delegation to the Republic of Bulgaria from October 22-24, on the afternoon of October 23 local time, in the capital Sofia, the Vietnamese Ministry of Finance and the Vietnamese Embassy in Bulgaria coordinated with the Bulgarian Ministry of Innovation and Development to organize the Vietnam-Bulgaria Business Forum.

General Secretary To Lam and President of the Republic of Bulgaria Rumen Radev, along with a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation and many businesses from the two countries attended the forum.

In his welcome speech at the forum, President Rumen Radev said that Vietnam and Bulgaria have a long-standing historical relationship and tradition of friendship. The Vietnam-Bulgaria Business Forum is an event of special significance in the context of the friendship and cooperation between the two countries entering a new stage of development, deeper, more effective and more substantial.

Bulgaria has trained more than 30,000 skilled experts, students and researchers for Vietnam, many of whom hold important positions in the government and in the economic , scientific and cultural fields of Vietnam, actively participating in fostering friendship between the two countries.

President Rumen Radev emphasized that during the official visit of General Secretary To Lam and his wife and the high-ranking Vietnamese delegation, at the talks, the two sides adopted a Joint Statement upgrading bilateral relations to a Strategic Partnership and will continue to expand and deepen the relationship between the two countries, creating a solid foundation to continue promoting bilateral trade relations.

Bulgarian President Rumen Radev speaks. (Photo: Thong Nhat/VNA)

President Rumen Radev expressed his impression of the achievements that Vietnam has made in the process of innovation, construction and development of the country, bringing practical benefits.

He also said that Vietnam has maintained stability and strong development, becoming a bright spot in growth in the region and the world.

President Rumen Radev said Bulgaria has become one of the countries in terms of innovation, high-tech development, artificial intelligence (AI) and production of high-value technological products.

He hopes that both sides will support and create favorable conditions for businesses of both countries to do business and invest in each country, bringing about practical results.

President Rumen Radev hopes to welcome more Vietnamese students to study in Bulgaria, promoting the tradition of cooperation in the fields of education, training and labor; emphasizing that businesses of both sides can cooperate, invest and have common products.

President Rumen Radev suggested that Bulgarian businesses cooperate with Vietnamese businesses in areas where Bulgaria has strengths such as science and technology, clean agriculture, pharmaceuticals, education, renewable energy and European logistics...

Speaking at the forum, General Secretary To Lam expressed his pleasure to visit the beautiful country of Bulgaria on the occasion of the two countries celebrating the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations; saying that this official visit to Bulgaria creates momentum to promote the relationship between the two countries to new heights.

The two sides announced the upgrading of relations to a Strategic Partnership, a historic milestone, opening a new phase, for the benefit of the two peoples, for peace and stability in the region as well as globally.

General Secretary To Lam speaks. (Photo: Thong Nhat/VNA)

General Secretary To Lam emphasized that the presence of President Rumen Radev at the Vietnam-Bulgaria Business Forum is a commitment to creating favorable conditions for businesses of both sides to cooperate and invest.

General Secretary To Lam said that the world has been experiencing many complex and unpredictable changes, not only in geopolitics but also in economics and trade, creating both opportunities and challenges.

The difficulties of the world economy make it even more necessary for the two countries to cooperate to create great values, meeting the development needs of each country. In particular, cooperation in economic development, trade and investment are all important pillars.

General Secretary To Lam said that Bulgaria's development is thanks to the development of science and technology, innovation and digital transformation, creating high labor productivity.

Therefore, the two sides need to strengthen cooperation in the fields of science and technology, digital transformation, defense, security, defense industry development, and promote cooperation in human resources.

Pleased to witness the cooperation agreements awarded at the forum, continuing to affirm the increasingly developing cooperative relationship between the two countries for the benefit of the two peoples, General Secretary To Lam affirmed that the Party and State of Vietnam are committed to always accompanying, listening, sharing and wishing to continue receiving support and close cooperation from international friends and partners with the role of bridging and promoting foreign investors, especially Bulgarian investors in the process of building and developing the country.

General Secretary To Lam and Bulgarian President Rumen Radev witnessed the signing ceremony of the Arbitration Cooperation Agreement between the Vietnam International Arbitration Center and the Arbitration Court (under the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry - BCCI). (Photo: Thong Nhat/VNA)

At the forum, General Secretary To Lam and President Rumen Radev and the high-ranking Vietnamese delegation witnessed the signing ceremony of cooperation agreements, including the Agreement on cooperation in arbitration between the Vietnam International Arbitration Center and the Arbitration Court (under the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry - BCCI); Memorandum of Understanding on strategic cooperation in education and academic exchange between Ho Chi Minh City University of Industry and Varna University of Economics; Comprehensive international cooperation agreement between Sofia University and Hanoi University of Science and Technology in key areas: AI, machine learning, computer science; Cooperation agreement in the field of space technology between the Military Industry - Telecommunications Group (Viettel) and EnduroSat EAD Company; Cooperation agreement on information technology and digital transformation between Tri Nam Group and Software Group (Bulgaria)./.

(TTXVN/Vietnam+)

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