December 09, 2017 | 20:54 (GMT+7)
Vietnam Fatherland Front to help push aquatic exports to Australia
The Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) will join hands with relevant agencies to organize a dialogue between 100 Vietnamese seafood businesses in the Mekong Delta region and the Australia’s Seafood Importers Association (ASIS) to promote seafood shipments to Australia, VFF President Tran Thanh Man has said.
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VFF President Tran Thanh Man and ASIS President Norman Grant. Photo: daidoanket.vn
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Man asked the ASIS to pay due
attention to the import of Vietnamese shrimp and tra fish while meeting with
Norman Grant, President of the association, in Sydney on December 8.
He said he believes that with
significant improvements in quality, Vietnamese seafood will satisfy strict
requirements of its importers, including Australia.
“If shrimp and tra fish, two
strategic goods of Vietnam,
are allowed to enter the Australian market in 2018, it will be a practical move
to celebrate the 45th anniversary of the diplomatic ties between the two
countries,” Man noted.
Norman Grant, for his part, said
that as shrimp imports to Australia
are evaluated based on biological safety principle, the VFF should work to
supervise shrimp farming businesses to ensure food safety before exports.
He expressed his hope that fish
breeding facilities in Vietnam
will be improved, meeting fastidious requirements of Australia.
The same day, Man surveyed Suez waste treatment technology on the outskirts of Sydney.
Man wrapped up a visit to Australia
with his VFF delegation from December 6-10.
Source: VNA