Vietnamese, Thai localities and businesses boost cooperative ties
A conference to boost trade cooperation between Vietnam and Thailand as well as between Quang Tri and Thai localities was held in the central province of Quang Tri from August 3-4.
Delegates at the “Meet Thailand” conference. (Photo: VNA)
Quang Tri (VNA) - A conference💃 to boost tradecooperation between Vietnam and Thailand as welꩲl as between Quang Tri and Thailocalities was held in the central province of Quang Tri from August 3-4.
“Meet Thailand”, the first of its kind, was organisedby the provincial People’s Committee, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and theThai Embassy in Vietnam to mark the 47th founding anniversary ofdiplomatic relations (1976-2023) and 10 years of strategic partnership betweenVietnam and Thailand. Addressing the event, Chairman of the provincial People’sCommittee Vo Van Hung said the province has always paid attention to expandingregional connectivity to promote advantages of localities along the East-West Economic Corridor. Hung acknowledged that Quang Tri and Thailand’sMukdahan provinces established their friendship relations nearly 20 years ago. The tiesare expected to be strengthened and elevated in the time ahead. Besides, a Memorandum of Understanding on establishing friendship relations between Quang Tri and Ubon Ratchathani provinces is scheduled to sign in 2023, thereby opening up new opportunities and development steps in their ties, he said. Hung noted that the event was a forum for localities andbusinesses of both sides to exchange and seek investment cooperation. Quang Triwill create the most favourable conditions for Thai investors investing in the province, especially in the areas of industry, tourism, hi-tech agriculture,port and logistics services, among others.
Delegates at the signing cooperation agreement ceremony between Quang Tri's Department of Foreign Affairs and the Thai Business Association in Vietnam. (Photo: VNA)
For his part, Thai Ambassador to Vietnam NikorndejBalankura revealed that the event shared ideas about renewable energy andhi-tech agriculture as well as orientations in bolstering supply chain through the East-West Economic Corridor, hence lifting Thailand and Vietnam’s roles in the cooperative framework of the GreaterMekong Subregion and the Ayeyawady - Chao Phraya - Mekong Economic CooperationStrategy (ACMECS). The ambassador also expected that the event will enhance connectivity between Thailand and Vietnam in various fields, thus creating momentum for the two countries to reach their trade target of 25 billion USDby 2025 and helping Thailand to become the fifth biggest investor in Vietnam in2024. Several activities wereheld during the two-day event, including a display of photos of culture, tourism, investment promotion and outstanding products of Quang Tri, and fact-finding tours of economic and culturalestablishment in the province, and business-to-business matching sessionsbetween Vietnamese and Thai businesses./.
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Delegates at the “Meet Thailand” conference. (Photo: VNA) 
Delegates at the signing cooperation agreement ceremony between Quang Tri's Department of Foreign Affairs and the Thai Business Association in Vietnam. (Photo: VNA) 
