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Vietnamese leaders’ missions abroad have blossomed to deliver big fruits.
The business and investment societies have
seen strong commitments and supports following top Vietnamese leaders’ missions
abroad
State President Truong Tan Sang last week
visited Singapore and Malaysia, while Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung visited
the Netherlands, Uzbekistan and will visit Ukraine this week. The visits will
strengthen Vietnam’s relationships with these countries, especially in the
economic, commercial and investment sectors.
During his September 26-28 visit to Singapore,
Sang met with Singapore’s newly elected President Tony Tan Kang Yam and Prime
Minister Lee Hsien Loong. The leaders vowed to accelerate the implementation of
the framework agreement on Vietnam-Singapore Connectivity and continue
expanding and intensifying the two countries’ cooperation in investment,
economics, natural defense and security, tourism, culture and education, while
more closely combining with each other in international forums.
Loong said Singaporean enterprises would
continue expanding investment in Vietnam.
Singapore’s ambassador to Vietnam Simon Wong
said Singaporean companies recognised that now was an exciting time to be in Vietnam.
“There are considerable opportunities for
Singaporean companies with competencies in modern services such as finance,
information technology and telecommunications, transportation, healthcare and
education. Vietnam can also leverage Singapore’s expertise in the areas of
quality residential development, integrated townships and land transport
systems, as it continues to urbanise,” said Wong.
Singapore Joint Venture Company to establish a
Vietnam-Singapore Industrial Park (VSIP), raising the total number of VSIPs in
Vietnam to five.
Singapore is third out of 92 nations and
territories investing in Vietnam, with 945 projects having registered capital
of $23.2 billion. The two countries’ bilateral trade turnover was $6.2 billion
last year.
During Sang’s September 28-30 visit to
Malaysia, he met with Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Tun Abdul Razak and
Malaysian King Seri Paduka Baginda Al-Wathiqu Billah Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin
Ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Mahmud Al-Muktafi Billah Shah. The leaders agreed to
promote negotiations for soon inking a memorandum on transnational crime
prevention and an agreement on the creation of a joint sea patrol mechanism and
communication channels between the two navies, a framework agreement on rice
purchases and an agriculture agreement.
Sang also met with leaders of Malaysia’s major
groups like Jacks Resouces Berhad, CIMB, Proton, Parkson, Hicom and Berjaya
which wished to expand investment into Vietnam.
He asked Malaysia to augment its import of
Vietnamese goods to help balance two-way trade.
The two nations’ two-way trade turnover
touched $5.5 billion in 2010, up 30 per cent against 2009.
Malaysia is the fifth foreign largest investor
in Vietnam, with 386 projects with registered capital of $18.8 billion.
Meanwhile, Dung’s visit to the Netherlands saw
his Dutch counterpart Mark Rutte offer a strong commitment to boost bilateral
cooperation in climate change, water resources management, agriculture, oil and
gas, sea ports and logistics.
On this occasion, the two sides inked a
revised protocol on Vietnam-Netherlands Aviation Transport Agreement and a
memorandum on climate service cooperation.
At the Dutch-Vietnam Oil and Gas and Energy
Cooperation Forum, Dung called for further energy cooperation from the
Netherlands’ government and enterprises, so that Vietnam could successfully
build its energy industry.
Dutch Deputy Prime Minister Maxime Verhagen
said his government would continue combining with Vietnam in energy technology
transfer and finance the two nations’ enterprises regarding implementing energy
projects.
Vietnam’s Ministry of Industry and Trade and
the Netherlands’ Ministry of Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation inked
a memorandum on energy cooperation, while PetroVietnam and Royal Dutch Shell
signed an oil and gas cooperation deal. Besides, PetroVietnam also clinched a
deal with Dutch companies on technology transfer and training cooperation,
while Vietnam’s Oil and Gas University and Dutch Delft Technology University
also inked a memorandum on training cooperation.
The two countries’ bilateral trade turnover
was $2 billion last year. The Netherlands is the leading European investor in
Vietnam, with 153 projects with $5.57 billion registered as of August, this
year.
From October 2-4, Dung will meet with
Uzbekistan’s leaders to discuss stronger economic and investment cooperation,
with stress to be laid on oil and gas exploration and exploitation. Besides, he
will attend a Vietnamese-Uzbekistan business forum.
During his October 4-6 visit to Ukraine, Dung
will discuss implementing the two nations’ comprehensive cooperation, with
focus on heavy industry, garments, fishery and national defense.
Additionally, the two sides will consider
possibilities to opening a direct air route between Hanoi and Kiev. The two
countries’ bilateral trade turnover was $250 million last year.
Thanh Tung | vir.com.vn
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