Venezuela creates best conditions for Vietnamese agricultural investors
WVR - At the invitation of the Venezuelan Ministry of Agriculture and Land, from June 5-9, a delegation of the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment of Vietnam led by Professor, Dr. Nguyen Hong Son, Director of the Vietnam Academy of Agricultural Sciences (VAAS) visited, worked and attended the AGROALBA 2025 International Agricultural Fair in Venezuela.
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| Vice President Jorge Márquez and Prof. Dr. Nguyen Hong Son, Director of the Vietnam Academy of Agricultural Sciences. |
During the working trip, the delegation met with Jorge Márquez, Vice President of Venezuela and Chairman of the Venezuela-Vietnam Intergovernmental Commission; met and worked with Minister of Agriculture and Land Julio León, Minister of Industry and National Production Alex Saab, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Tatiana Pugh.
Speaking at the reception for the delegation, Vice President Jorge Márquez affirmed that the Venezuelan government fully supports and is ready to accompany Vietnamese enterprises to invest in the agricultural sector.
According to the Vice President, Venezuela has prepared 100,000 hectares of agricultural land specifically for Vietnamese investors and emphasized that, as Chairman of the Intergovernmental Committee, he will directly monitor and support the implementation of cooperation initiatives.
Sharing the view with Vice President Jorge Márquez, Minister of Industry and National Production Alex Saab highly appreciated Vietnam's level, experience and capacity in agricultural science and technology, saying that this is an important foundation for building effective cooperation models suitable for Venezuela's practical conditions.
During the field survey in Guárico state, the delegation was welcomed by Governor Donald Donaire and personally led to visit potential lands for agricultural cooperation.
Governor Donald Donaire said that although he had only taken office on June 6, he was directly instructed by the Venezuelan Government to welcome the Vietnamese delegation and create the most favorable conditions for the study and survey in the locality.
Donald Donaire said that with the successful cooperation results in the period of 2016-2018 between Guárico state and Vietnamese partners, this return will open a new chapter with many prospects in the agricultural relations between the two countries.
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| Deputy Foreign Minister Tatiana Pugh received and worked with the Vietnamese delegation. |
Meanwhile, speaking at the working sessions, Professor, Dr. Nguyen Hong Son sincerely thanked the warm welcome and goodwill of cooperation of the Venezuelan government, ministries, branches and local authorities, and affirmed that Vietnam is ready to accompany and share experiences with Venezuela in the spirit of mutually beneficial cooperation.
According to the Director of VAAS, with the attention and commitment of the leaders of the two countries, the close coordination of functional agencies and the active participation of the business community, cooperation in the agricultural sector will soon become one of the strategic pillars in the Vietnam-Venezuela comprehensive partnership.
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