Vietnam and Thailand sign strategic cooperation agreement to promote consumption of Vietnamese goods

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra witnessed the signing of the Cooperation Program between the Department of Domestic Market Management and Development, Department of Foreign Market Development ( Ministry of Industry and Trade of Vietnam) and Central Retail Group (Thailand) for the period 2026-2028.

On the occasion of the official visit to Vietnam of Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, the Ministry of Industry and Trade and Central Retail Group (Thailand) - owner of the GoMart chain signed a Cooperation Program for the period 2026-2028 to promote the consumption of Vietnamese goods in domestic and international markets.

Accordingly, representatives of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Vietnam, including Mr. Tran Huu Linh, Director of the Department of Domestic Market Management and Development, and Mr. Ta Hoang Linh, Director of the Department of Foreign Market Development, directly signed a Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation with Central Retail Group (Thailand), marking a new step forward in the cooperation between the two sides to promote the consumption of Vietnamese goods in the domestic and international markets in the period of 2026-2028.

Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra witnessed the ceremony to hand over the Cooperation Program between the Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade and Central Retail Group.

The cooperation program is the result of the exchange and agreement between the two sides with the goal of promoting Vietnamese goods and improving the competitiveness of Vietnamese enterprises, especially in the fields of consumer goods, agricultural products and seafood.

Specifically, Central Retail will closely coordinate with the Ministry of Industry and Trade to organize annual trade promotion activities in Vietnam and a number of countries, including the “Vietnam Goods Week” in Thailand, and participate in the Vietnam International Sourcing event series with the role of connecting domestic suppliers with the international distribution system. Central Retail Group also commits to supporting the provision of detailed technical guidelines on the necessary standards so that Vietnamese enterprises can bring goods into the group’s supermarket and shopping mall systems in the markets where they operate.

Within the framework of cooperation, Central Retail will research and develop projects to produce agricultural products that meet domestic and international quality standards, support businesses distributing in its system, and participate in building brands for Vietnamese specialty agricultural products.

In addition, the two sides will also cooperate to improve the quality of human resources in the distribution and retail sector through specialized training programs and technical support. In particular, Central Retail will continue to develop product consumption value chains for ethnic minorities and mountainous areas and implement community livelihood models that the group is pursuing in Vietnam.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade affirmed that it will closely coordinate with Central Retail in implementing cooperation programs, supporting local and business connections, disseminating guidance information, and sharing commercial infrastructure planning data in accordance with the law.

The two sides pledged to maintain regular dialogue and resolve difficulties during the implementation process. This cooperation program will last from 2026 to 2028 and is an important milestone in the economic and trade cooperation between Vietnam and Thailand, contributing to bringing Vietnamese goods to the regional and global markets./.

According to VNA

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