Ambassador of Uruguay Raúl Juan Pollak Giampietro. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – There remains room for Uruguay and Vietnam to enhance tradeexchanges, Ambassador of Uruguay Raúl Juan Pollak Giampietro has said.
In an interview with the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) just a few days after he presentedhis credentials to President Nguyen Xuan Phuc, the ambassador said that hewould do his best to promote bilateral ties and that Vietnam’s planned opening ofits embassy in Montevideo and a free trade agreement will be the best solutionsto strengthen the relationship between the two countries, especially in thefield of economy and trade.
He hoped that Uruguay's key products, especially beef, could penetrate theVietnamese market while consumers in the South American country would haveaccess to Vietnamese goods such as electronic products, rubber, fruits andcoffee.
The ambassador invited Vietnamese businesses to attend Expo Prado, held everyAugust in Uruguay, to introduce Vietnam’s potential products to South Americancompanies.
He said that the two countries will hold a meeting of the Uruguay-Vietnam JointCommittee on economic, trade and investment cooperation next week, and conducta political consultation in November.
Raúl Pollak expected that Uruguay and Vietnam will increase exchanges betweenthe legislative bodies and cultural exchanges between their people, in additionto cooperation in the field of sports, especially football that Uruguay hasstrengths.
The diplomat also highly evaluated timely solutions the Vietnamese Governmenthas taken in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, including policies toensure social security and support workers affected by the pandemic.
He proposed strengthening cooperation between the two countries to deal withthe impacts of the pandemic, such as exchanging information and experience inCOVID-19 prevention and control as well as economic recovery solutions.
Receiving Raúl Pollak on September 30 who came to present his credential,President Nguyen Xuan Phuc suggested both sides create favourable conditionsfor Vietnam’s products to access the Uruguay market. He also proposed Uruguayassist Vietnam in penetrating the MERCOSUR market.
Tradeturnover between Vietnam and Uruguay currently reaches 100 million USD./.
The Southern Common Market (MERCOSUR) celebrated its 30th anniversary on March 26. The treaty set out the basic principles for an ambitious model of integration, aimed at establishing a common market, with free circulation of goods, services, capital and people, and adopting a common trade policy, coupled with macroeconomic coordination and legal harmonisation.
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Ambassador of Uruguay Raúl Juan Pollak Giampietro. (Photo: VNA) 
