Hope FIATA supports Vietnam in developing logistics services

At the reception, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh appreciated FIATA for supporting the Vietnam Logistics Services Association to host the FIATA World Congress in 2025.

The Prime Minister said that the average annual growth rate of Vietnam's logistics is 14-16%, making an important contribution to bringing Vietnam's total import and export turnover in 2023 to nearly 700 billion USD. In the first 6 months of 2024, the total import and export turnover is estimated at 370 billion USD, an increase of 15.7% over the same period in 2023, with a trade surplus of 11.63 billion USD; as an open economy, logistics plays an important role in Vietnam's economic development following the world trend.

Thanking FIATA for always being an important bridge contributing to promoting cooperation between the Vietnam Logistics Business Association, the Vietnamese logistics business community with the world's logistics business associations and communities, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh acknowledged FIATA's contributions to the development of Vietnam's logistics services.

Noting that the Vietnamese Government is currently developing a Strategy for the development of Vietnam's logistics services for the 2025-2035 period, with a vision to 2045, the Prime Minister asked FIATA to share more information, advice, and support on digital transformation and green transformation, focusing on solutions for developing agricultural and industrial logistics, developing Vietnam's shipping fleet, economic, trade and transport corridors, and providing technical support so that Vietnam can soon complete the National Strategy for the development of logistics services in 2024.

According to the Prime Minister, in the coming time, the Vietnamese Government will consider establishing a steering agency for logistics services with a strong, capable and competent professional apparatus to help the Government direct the development and promotion of this important field, meeting the practical requirements for logistics service development, ensuring compliance with the current trends and context of Vietnam's increasingly deep and wide international integration; requesting FIATA to pay attention to supporting human resource development for the Vietnamese logistics industry; expanding training programs and capacity building for Vietnamese enterprises.

The Prime Minister said that Vietnam is focusing on developing strategic infrastructure, including logistics infrastructure, and training high-quality human resources; affirming that the Vietnamese Government will accompany domestic and foreign partners, support and create all favorable conditions for economic-investment-trade-service cooperation activities, with special attention paid to cooperation in developing logistics services to bring more benefits to all parties in the spirit of harmonious benefits and shared risks.

Prime Minister Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and members of the two delegations took a souvenir photo.

FIATA President Turgut Erkeskin said that in the current situation, logistics plays an important role, but is facing great challenges; he requested and believed that the Vietnamese Government, ministries and sectors would support and actively participate in the successful organization of the FIATA World Congress in 2025 in Hanoi.

Highly appreciating the Vietnam Logistics Services Development Strategy for the 2025-2035 period, with a vision to 2045, especially in digital transformation, green transformation and Vietnam's commitment to reduce net emissions to zero by 2050; stating that Vietnam has great potential to become a regional and world logistics hub, the FIATA President said that Vietnam needs to mobilize all social resources to develop this economic sector.

Source: https://nhandan.vn/mong-muon-fiata-ho-tro-viet-nam-phat-trien-dich-vu-logistics-post818221.html