MOFA supports enterprises in enhancing cooperation with Australia and New Zealand
WVR - On the afternoon of June 29, at the headquarters of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Member of the Party Central Committee, Standing Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee, and Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Manh Cuong chaired a meeting with Vietnamese enterprises engaged in cooperation with Australia and New Zealand to discuss the state of cooperation and proposals to support high-level foreign affairs activities.
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| Member of the Party Central Committee, Standing Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee, and Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Manh Cuong chaired a meeting with Vietnamese enterprises engaged in cooperation with Australia and New Zealand to discuss the state of cooperation and proposals to support high-level foreign affairs activities. (Photo: Nguyen Hong) |
The meeting was attended by representatives from the Ministries of Finance, Industry and Trade, Culture, Sports and Tourism, the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry, localities, units within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, associations of Seafood Processing and Export, Information Technology, Small and Medium Enterprises, along with many corporations and businesses operating in fields such as information technology, energy, minerals, high-tech agriculture, finance, tourism, aviation, and services. The Vietnamese Representative Missions in Australia and New Zealand participated online.
Speaking at the meeting, Deputy Minister Nguyen Manh Cuong emphasized that the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between Vietnam and Australia and New Zealand is developing positively, substantively, and effectively, with much potential to further promote cooperation in areas such as education and training, high-tech agriculture, clean energy, strategic minerals, digital transformation, innovation, and science and technology, contributing to attracting resources to serve the country's growth objectives.
The Deputy Minister urged the business community to proactively propose cooperation initiatives and effectively implement existing agreements; he also affirmed that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is ready to coordinate with relevant ministries and sectors to create a favorable cooperation framework, facilitating connections with partners in Australia and New Zealand.
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| Deputy Minister Nguyen Manh Cuong highly appreciated the efforts and determination of Vietnamese enterprises in expanding investment and business connections in Australia and New Zealand. (Photo: Nguyen Hong) |
Ministries, sectors, associations, and businesses consider Australia and New Zealand as markets with high standards but significant potential. Based on this, businesses have made many practical proposals, expressing a desire for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and related ministries and sectors to support by providing market information, connecting businesses, promoting trade facilitation, simplifying import-export procedures, standardizing technical standards, expanding cooperation in digital transformation, innovation, human resource training, and supply chain development.
Deputy Minister Nguyen Manh Cuong highly appreciated the efforts and determination of Vietnamese enterprises in expanding investment and business connections in Australia and New Zealand; he urged units to continue to specify their needs so that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs can coordinate with relevant agencies and Representative Missions to provide support. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs will continue to play a bridging role, enhancing diplomacy for development, with economic diplomacy and science and technology diplomacy as drivers, contributing to market expansion, attracting high-quality resources, and promoting technology transfer and innovation.
