MOSCOW — The fifth Vietnamese Business Forum in Europe opened in Moscow on Saturday, drawing representatives of 500 enterprises from Viet Nam and more than 10 European countries.
Industry and Trade Minister Vu Huy Hoang, addressing the two-day forum, said this was an opportunity for Vietnamese enterprises in Europe to meet, exchange experiences, find opportunities for co-operation and discuss measures to boost investment in these countries and in Viet Nam.
The minister also stated that the forum would help enterprises stay up-to-date on new policies developed in Viet Nam through direct dialogue with representatives from Vietnamese ministries, sectors and agencies.
Deputy Foreign Minister and Chairman of the State Committee on Overseas Vietnamese Nguyen Thanh Son spoke about Party and State‘s policies intended to encourage Overseas Vietnamese and the Vietnamese business community abroad to contribute to economic development in Viet Nam and present the image and products of the country to the world. He reminded the forum attendees that one goal of Vietnamese enterprises abroad was to link Viet Nam with the rest of the world.
Tran Dang Chung, president of the Vietnamese Business Association in Russia, said enterprises needed to boost solidarity and exchange information and experiences to overcome certain challenges, especially those stemming from the global economic crisis.
Forum participants will focus their discussions on four issues: the debt crisis in Europe and the challenges to Vietnamese enterprises; linkage and sharing as the basis for successes in the Vietnamese business community in Europe; Viet Nam's policies to support exports to Europe; and investments in Viet Nam—the Vietnamese business community's responsibility to their home country. — VNS
