Hai Phong and the Czech Ministry of Industry and Trade have agreed to organize business forums, trade and investment promotion programs, and meetings to connect investors from both sides.
Secretary of the Hai Phong Party Committee Le Tien Chau led a Hai Phong delegation to work with the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic on December 2 afternoon (local time). Martin Frelich, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic received and worked with the delegation.
Providing an overview of the city’s socio-economic situation, Secretary Le Tien Chau emphasized that Hai Phong is the only locality in Vietnam to have maintained double-digit growth for 11 consecutive years.
Hai Phong is also one of Vietnam’s most dynamic economic areas. After merging with Hai Duong province, Hai Phong expanded significantly in development space and has been managed by a government apparatus recognized for leading economic governance quality, transparency and integrity in serving residents and businesses.
This foundation enables Hai Phong and Czech agencies and enterprises to expand cooperation in areas where the Czech Republic has strengths and Hai Phong has demand, such as manufacturing, renewable energy, green transition and industrial emission reduction.
Conversely, the connection between Hai Phong’s deep-water port system and Europe’s transport network will open new trade routes, shorten shipping times and reduce logistics costs for businesses of both countries.
Secretary of the Hai Phong Party Committee Le Tien Chau suggested that the Czech Ministry of Industry and Trade support the organization of trade and investment promotion activities, business forums and market survey missions between the two sides.
Hai Phong takes the lead in implementing specific cooperation programs with Czech trade promotion agencies and enterprises and is ready to provide industrial land, synchronized technical infrastructure and favorable support mechanisms for Czech investors in Hai Phong. In the immediate future, Hai Phong hopes to soon establish the Hai Phong cultural and trade center in the Czech Republic and vice versa.
Impressed by Hai Phong’s rapid and stable growth and its outstanding potential and advantages, Deputy Minister Martin Frelich expressed optimism about bilateral cooperation prospects. He affirmed that the Czech Republic always values the Vietnamese market, considers Vietnam its most important non-European partner, and views Hai Phong as a gateway for Czech enterprises to enter the ASEAN market.
Welcoming the initiative to establish the Hai Phong cultural and trade center in the Czech Republic, Deputy Minister Martin Frelich said this would help deepen and substantively advance the Vietnam – Czech strategic partnership.
The two sides agreed to organize business forums, trade and investment promotion programs, market survey missions and meetings connecting enterprises from both sides to exchange cooperation opportunities and promote specific projects in the time ahead.
NGUYEN HOANG
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