Prime Minister talks about Turkish enterprise winning the largest bid for Long Thanh airport

This story was mentioned by Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh at the Vietnam - Türkiye Business Forum, which took place on the morning of November 30 in the capital Ankara. The event took place during the Prime Minister's first official visit to Türkiye.

Expectations of cooperation in infrastructure construction

Mr. Cagatay Ozden, Head of Asia Pacific Department, Ministry of Trade of Türkiye, said that cooperation between Türkiye and Vietnam is growing, in which many large Turkish enterprises participate in Vietnam's infrastructure projects.

Stating that Türkiye has many strengths in infrastructure projects and service provision such as airport and port construction, Mr. Cagatay Ozden expects that Turkish businesses and investors will be more present in Vietnam and participate in major infrastructure projects in Vietnam.

Vietnam - Türkiye Business Forum (Photo: Duong Giang).

In addition to IC Itas, a member of IC Holdings Group, which won the bid for the Long Thanh airport passenger terminal project, Mr. Cagatay Ozden said there is also a 250 million USD project of Hayat Company, a group specializing in manufacturing household appliances as well as participating in the construction of industrial parks in Türkiye and many other countries.

Deputy Minister of Trade of Türkiye Volkan Agar assessed Vietnam as a strong growing economy in Asia and of great importance in investment cooperation. With many Turkish enterprises actively cooperating in Vietnam, Mr. Volkan Agar said this is a great opportunity for other enterprises to penetrate the Vietnamese market.

Sharing the same assessment, Mr. Mehmet Faith Kacir, Minister of Industry and Technology of Türkiye, said that Asia is one of the most dynamically developing regions in the world. In particular, Vietnam is also noted for its very high and dynamic growth rate.

Facilitating Turkish businesses to enter Vietnam

Speaking at the Forum, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh congratulated Turkey on its remarkable development, becoming one of the 20 largest economies in the world. According to him, Türkiye has focused on emerging industries, taking advantage of its position as the intersection of three continents (Europe, Asia and Africa) for development.

Among them, Europe has a high level of socio-economic development, Asia is a very dynamic developing region and Africa has great development potential.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh speaks at the forum (Photo: Duong Giang).

On the Vietnamese side, the Prime Minister said that Vietnam is focusing on implementing three strategic breakthroughs. In terms of institutions, it will focus on improving the investment and business environment, decentralization, decentralization, reforming administrative procedures, and removing difficulties and obstacles for businesses.

Regarding infrastructure, the Prime Minister affirmed the policy of promoting the development of infrastructure systems, helping to reduce logistics costs for businesses, especially developing 5 modes of transportation (highway systems, international transit ports for maritime and aviation, construction of high-speed railways, and inland waterways). Along with that, developing high-quality human resources to meet new development requirements and business needs.

"Open policies, smooth infrastructure, smart management", the Prime Minister emphasized Vietnam's orientation.

The Vietnamese Government leaders shared the priority of attracting investment in emerging fields such as digital transformation, green transformation, circular economy, sharing economy, taking science and technology, startups, and innovation as new development drivers.

"Vietnam creates the most favorable conditions for Turkish investors to enter Vietnam, a typical example is that Turkish enterprises have joined a consortium to implement the construction and installation of equipment for the Long Thanh Airport passenger terminal with a value of 35,000 billion VND - the largest ever in Vietnam," the Prime Minister cited.

According to the head of the Vietnamese Government, the room for cooperation between the two countries is huge, but the cooperation mechanism is still limited. Therefore, Vietnam proposed that Türkiye recognize the full market economy and the two sides negotiate a Free Trade Agreement... to create more favorable conditions for businesses of the two countries to invest and do business.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh affirmed that he will create the most favorable conditions for Turkish businesses to enter Vietnam (Photo: Duong Giang).

During the Prime Minister’s official visit to Türkiye, the two sides expressed their desire to upgrade relations to a new level; create conditions to promote cooperation in all fields of politics, diplomacy, economics, trade, investment, culture, tourism, people-to-people exchange, etc.

The Prime Minister affirmed that Vietnam will continue to improve the investment and business environment so that enterprises, including Turkish enterprises, can invest and do business effectively in Vietnam.

"Vietnam always accompanies, shares, and removes difficulties and obstacles to help businesses develop smoothly; protects the legitimate rights and interests of businesses, in the spirit of harmonious benefits and shared risks," Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh pledged.

Hoai Thu (From Ankara, Türkiye)

Source: https://dantri.com.vn/xa-hoi/thu-tuong-noi-ve-dn-tho-nhi-ky-trung-goi-thau-lon-nhat-san-bay-long-thanh-20231130151922532.htm