Netherlands helps Vietnam boost food exports to EU

March 15, 2013 | 09:05

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The Netherlands will assist Vietnam in boosting export of processed food products to Europe and carry out the cooperation program’s second phase between HCMC and Rotterdam, said Consul General in HCMC Simon Van der Burg.

HCMC vice chairman Le Manh Ha (R) welcomes Simon Van der Burg, Consul General of the Netherlands in HCMC - Photo: Kinh Luan

Speaking at a meeting with HCMC vice chairman Le Manh Ha on Wednesday, the consul general said that the Netherlands’ Center for the Promotion of Imports from Developing Countries (CBI) would sign a memorandum of understanding with the HCMC Investment and Trade Promotion Center (ITPC) next month to help Vietnam ship more processed food products to the EU market.

This is new expansion of the program of training export consultants for the food processing industry which was jointly conducted by CBI and ITPC in 2011 and 2012.

According to a local economic expert, such assistance is very necessary. CBI has previously helped Vietnamese enterprises so that they can compete in the EU market, but now it will facilitate enterprises to export products to European countries.

Regarding the cooperation program between HCMC and Rotterdam, the deputy mayor of Rotterdam will visit Vietnam early next month.

“After the first phase of the program ends, the two cities will discuss and signed the cooperation for the second phase,” said Van der Burg.

Besides, the diplomat also proposed to organize the second Holland Village event in HCMC this November to celebrate the 40th anniversary of diplomatic ties between the two countries.

There were over one million visitors at the first Holland Village held in HCMC in 2010.

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