Speaking at the event, Ambassador Thai Xuan Dung praised the sound relationship of the two countries amid complicated developments in the world and impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2022, two-way trade reached 2.4 billion USD.
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Vietnamese Ambassador Thai Xuan Dung, Chairman of the Czech Chamber of Commerce Zdenek Zajicek, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Edvard Kozusnik, and Jan Zahradil, a member of the EP at the forum. |
Chairman of the Czech Chamber of Commerce Zdenek Zajicek highlighted that the forum is an opportunity for enterprises of both sides to share experience and boost collaboration.
He expressed his hope that the chamber will be a reliable partner to help enterprises of the two countries solve difficulties and barriers in commerce activities by directly pointing out bottlenecks to governments of both sides as well as in the framework of the European Parliament (EP).
For his part, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Edvard Kozusnik affirmed Vietnam is the most important partner of the European country in Asia. With an average economic growth of 6% - 7% in the past two decades and a large market scale, Vietnam is a potential partner of the Czech Republic.
Jan Zahradil, a member of the EP, spoke highly of Vietnam's strong development, saying that the country has a significant role in Southeast Asian region and the Czech Republic hopes Vietnam can act as a bridge so that it can penetrate more in economic activities in ASEAN region.
In addition, he also mentioned the positive effects of the E.U. - Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) which helps strengthen trade relations between Vietnam and the E.U. in general, and with E.U. member states in particular.
The trade accord can be a model for further agreements between the E.U. and other countries, he added.
Participants at the forum exchanged ideas and information about the two countries' markets with focus on potential cooperation areas as well as seeking measures to remove difficulties and obstacles in the implementation of cooperation and connection between enterprises of the two countries.
Source: VNA