Vietnam commits to facilitate Australian investment: PM

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (standing) has meeting with Australia’s leading enterprises. (Photo: VNA)

In a meeting with Australia’s leading enterprises in finance, banking, agriculture and construction sectors in Sydney on March 17 during his official visit to Australia, PM Phuc hoped that more Australian investors will be interested in Vietnamese seafood import as Vietnam holds huge potential in this sector.

Representatives from the Australian groups lauded Vietnam’s efforts in improving the business climate and investment promotion as well as promoting connections between enterprises from the two countries to bolster bilateral collaboration.

Christina Tonkin, Managing Director, Loans and Specialised Finance for Institutional Banking for ANZ Investment Bank, felt upbeat about the Vietnamese market thanks to the country’s political stability, growing population, large volume of foreign direct investment and an increase in bourgeois people.

Meanwhile, Mark Forber, CEO at the Akvotek seafood export group, noticed that as 80 percent of the seafood amount in Australia is imported, there are rooms for Vietnam and Australia to cooperate in the sector.

The same day, PM Phuc hosted a reception for Rohan Garnett, Executive Manager at Qantas Airways - the national flag carrier of Australia, in which he congratulated Qantas Airway on its success in regional and international markets, including Vietnam.

He underlined that the establishment of the strategic partnership will serve as a boon to enhance cooperation between the two countries. To that end, he asked Qantas Airways to further collaboration with Vietnamese airlines in improving flight safety and reducing costs.

The Government always supports foreign firms like Qantas Airways so that they can join hands with those from Vietnam for mutual growth.

Garnett spoke highly of Vietnam’s socio-economic achievements, stressing that Vietnam has been an attractive destination to many foreign tourists and investors and the number of passengers using Qantas services to go to Vietnam has risen for years.

He wished to receive further support from the Vietnamese Government so that the airlines can reap further achievements in the Southeast Asian nation.

During his stay in Australia, PM Phuc had a meeting with former US Ambassador to Vietnam Pete Peterson, who had made significant contributions to the cooperative ties between Vietnam and the US./.

VNA