Italian PM starts official visit to VN
VGP – Italian PM Giuseppe Conte is paying an official visit to Viet Nam from June 5-6 at the invitation of his Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Xuan Phuc.
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PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc (L) and Italian PM Giuseppe Conte |
Viet Nam and Italy officially set up diplomatic ties on March 23, 1973. Italy was the first nation in the Western Europe advocating to strengthening cooperation between Viet Nam and the EU and normalize the relations between Viet Nam and international monetary, commercial and financial organizations since early 1990.
The two nations have usually exchanged high-ranking delegations, paving the way for developing the Strategic Partnership, remarkably Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong’s visit to Italy in January 2013, late State President Tran Dai Quang’s visit to Italy in November 2016 and the visits to Viet Nam made by Italian PM Matteo Renzi and President Sergio Mattarella in June 2014 and November 2015.
The two sides have enhanced close coordination at international forums and multi-lateral organizations as well as established a number of mechanisms such as Deputy Foreign Ministerial-level strategic dialogue, Defense Deputy Ministerial-level policy dialogue and the Joint Committee on economic cooperation.
During the high-ranking meetings, Italian senior leaders asserted their determination to boosting the multi-lateral relations with Viet Nam, regarding the Southeast Asian nation as a priority in promoting the relations with Southeast Asia.
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Viet Nam-Italy trade value exceeds US$4 billion per year in 2016-2018 phase |
As of early 2018, Italy poured US$388 million into 86 projects in Viet Nam, ranking 32rd among 128 nations and territories investing in Viet Nam.
The Italian Government has listed Viet Nam among 10 prioritized emerging markets for enhancing trade and investment ties.
Currently, the Italian Government has supported 11 valid projects and six other ones under preparations in Viet Nam with the committed capital of €100 million.
In 2017, as many as 60,000 Italian visitors travelled to Viet Nam. A total number of 5,000 Overseas Vietnamese are residing in Italy.
The official visit of Italian PM Giuseppe Conte has asserted the two nations’ determinations to promoting Viet Nam-Italy Strategic Partnership and boosting the cooperative relationship in all fields, especially economics, trade and investment.
By Thuy Dung
