Vietnam-Mozambique: Traditional friendship, good cooperation in many fields

Vietnamese Ambassador to Mozambique Tran Thi Thu Thin speaks at the workshop.

Attending the workshop were Vietnamese Ambassador to Mozambique Tran Thi Thu Thin, President of CCIMV Arlindo Duate, President of the Association of Mozambique Industries (AIMO) Paulo Chibanga, General Director of the Mozambique Investment and Export Promotion Agency (APIEX) Gil Bires, Head of the Chamber of Commerce, Embassy of Vietnam in South Africa concurrently in Mozambique Pham Hai, and many Mozambican enterprises operating in many fields and interested in the Vietnamese market.

Ambassador Tran Thi Thu Thin and guests attending the Workshop.

Speaking at the opening of the workshop, Ambassador Tran Thi Thu Thin emphasized that Vietnam and Mozambique have a traditional friendship and good cooperation in many fields, which have been nurtured over half a century of cooperation and mutual trust. According to the Ambassador, if political diplomacy builds trust, economic diplomacy is the bridge to turn that trust into concrete results.

The Ambassador affirmed that Vietnam and Mozambique are two highly complementary economies and there is still much room to expand cooperation further in potential areas such as trade, agriculture, processing industry, mining, renewable energy and information technology.

The Ambassador welcomed Mozambican businesses to come to Vietnam to learn about the market and seek business cooperation opportunities.

Ambassador Tran Thi Thu Thin after the MOU signing ceremony.

Within the framework of the workshop, delegates were provided with information through a presentation by the Vietnamese Embassy on the political, socio-economic situation and foreign policy of Vietnam, on the Vietnam-Mozambique cooperative relationship over the past 50 years as well as cooperation orientations in the coming time.

The presentation provided Mozambican delegates with a comprehensive view of Vietnam's development potential, open-door policy as well as prospects for promoting partnership between the two countries.

Attending online, Head of the Chamber of Commerce, Embassy of Vietnam in South Africa and concurrently in Mozambique Pham Hai also informed delegates about the potential and opportunities for trade and investment cooperation between the two countries, helping Mozambican businesses better understand the business environment, infrastructure, preferential policies... of Vietnam and potential cooperation opportunities between the two countries.

Mr. Pham Hai, Head of the Trade Office of the Embassy of Vietnam in South Africa, concurrently in Mozambique, presented at the workshop.

Representatives of AIMO, CCIMV and Mozambican businesses highly appreciated the significance of the workshop and the role of the Vietnamese Embassy in Mozambique as a bridge between the business communities of the two countries, and expressed their desire to expand cooperation with Vietnamese partners in many fields, towards sustainable trade and investment cooperation and mutual development.

CCIMV President Arlindo Duarte particularly emphasized the importance of maintaining regular trade promotion activities, a practical tool to promote connections and enhance mutual understanding between the business communities of the two countries.

Ambassador Tran Thi Thu Thin took a souvenir photo after the MOU signing ceremony.

The highlight of the workshop was the signing ceremony of the Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation between CCIMV and AIMO, creating a foundation to promote closer coordination in supporting and connecting member businesses of the two associations, especially those businesses interested in and oriented to cooperate with Vietnamese partners.

At the end of the program, in a warm and friendly atmosphere, delegates exchanged and enjoyed traditional Vietnamese cuisine such as pho, tea and coffee...