Vietnam wishes to receive continued support from VBF Consortium
Vietnam wants to continue receiving valuable assistance and cooperation from the Vietnam Business Forum (VBF) Consortium, domestic and foreign organisations and businesses, said a senior Vietnamese official.
Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam wants to continue receiving valuable assistanceand cooperation from the Vietnam Business Forum (VBF) Consortium, domestic andforeign organisations and businesses, said a senior Vietnamese official.
Nguyen Van Binh, Politburo member, Secretary of the Party Central Committee andhead of the Committee’s Economic Commission, made the statement at a reception inHanoi on July 4 for a working delegation from the VBF Consortium led by TomasoAndreatta, Co-Chairman of the VBF Consortium’s Management Board and ViceChairman of the European Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam.
Binh stressed that foreign organisations and businesses have made greatcontributions to Vietnam’s economic development, especially in trade andinvestment.
He revealed that under Vietnam’s objective set for 2020, with a vision toward2030-2035, the private economic sector will become an important driving forcefor national economic development.
In the energy field, Vietnam encourages and creates all possible conditions forthe private sector to develop strongly, he noted.
For his part, Tomaso Andreatta spoke highly of Vietnam’s socio-economicdevelopment achievements, especially in energy and power market development.
He mentioned the development of power market and renewable energy in Vietnam aswell as the potential role of the private sector in this field.-VNA
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At the meeting (Source: VNA) 
