 |
| Delegates at the event (Photo: VNA) |
The event was attended by Vice Chairman of the Vietnamese National Assembly Nguyen Khac Dinh, who is on a working visit to Brunei, Minister of Primary Resources and Tourism of the host country Haji Abdul Manaf bin Haji Metussin, and more than 100 other guests.
Speaking at the event, Vietnamese ambassador to Brunei Tran Anh Vu highlighted the significance of the National Day, as well as political-socio-economic achievements the Party, State and Government of Vietnam over the past time.
He said the shift to the digital economy and green economy Vietnam is pursuing demonstrates its advantages and similarities with the region and the world at large.
The Ambassador emphasized that Vietnam attaches importance to friendship and cooperation with countries in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), including its comprehensive partnership with Brunei, stressing Brunei’s support to Vietnam during its national development.
Since the two countries established the diplomatic ties in 1992, the bilateral relationship has been consolidated constantly on the basis of mutual trust and understanding, with two-way trade in the first half of this year up nearly three-fold from the same period last year.
He said that Brunei is now the 20th biggest investor of Vietnam, while more and more Vietnamese businesses have paid attention to the Brunei market and set up partnerships with Brunei enterprises in fields of energy, logistics, Halal food, and fishery.
According to the Ambassador, the Vietnamese community in Brunei now has over 300 people, who have made impressive contributions to the host country’s economy.
Earlier, NA Vice Chairman Dinh had a meeting with the representatives of the Vietnamese community in Brunei./.