Promoting similarities and complementarities to boost Vietnam-Italy economic cooperation

NDO - On the afternoon of October 6, at the Government Headquarters, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh received Mr. Attilio Fontana, President of the Lombardy region, Italy, and a delegation from the region with representatives in the fields of economics, industry and higher education who are on a working visit to Vietnam.

At the reception, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh highly appreciated the delegation's visit at a time when the two countries are celebrating the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations (1973-2023) and the 10th anniversary of the Strategic Partnership (2013-2023); believing that the visit will create new momentum to promote relations between the two countries in general and between the Lombardy region and Vietnamese localities and enterprises in particular; highly appreciated the Lombardy region for its rich historical and cultural traditions and being one of the leading dynamic economic regions in the EU and Italy with a total GDP of 368 billion Euros, contributing 1/4 of Italy's GDP.

The Prime Minister affirmed that Vietnam highly values ​​and advocates promoting and deepening the Vietnam-Italy strategic partnership; he was pleased to see that cooperation between the two countries is increasingly deepening, with many good results in various fields.

In particular, the recent state visit of President Vo Van Thuong was very successful with many highlights, creating an important foundation to contribute to promoting the Vietnam-Italy bilateral relationship in the new period.

For their part, the President of Lombardy and members of the delegation informed the Prime Minister about the results of the working visit to Vietnam, affirming that Vietnam is an important partner, highly appreciating Vietnam's potential for sustainable and comprehensive development with correct and appropriate development orientations and policies in terms of economy, society, environment, especially the "people-centered" viewpoint, abundant young population...

Emphasizing the great potential for cooperation between the region and Vietnamese localities with many similarities, the President of Lombardy and members of the delegation proposed measures to promote cooperation between the two countries in a number of areas such as agriculture, industry, aviation, high technology, higher education, etc. to turn potential and opportunities into specific projects and cooperation activities. The President of Lombardy also said that the region wishes to strengthen cooperation and access the ASEAN market through Vietnam.

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