On the afternoon of November 14, the Vietnamese Embassy in Indonesia in collaboration with the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Vietnam and the Indonesian Food and Beverage Association organized a trade seminar between Vietnamese and Indonesian businesses at the Exhibition Center. Jakarta international.
Attending the seminar, there were nearly 100 Vietnamese and Indonesian enterprises from various fields such as food, beverage, electronics technology, household appliances, consumer industry.
Speaking at the opening of the conference, Mr. Pham Vinh Quang, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Vietnam to Indonesia, said that Vietnam and Indonesia are two neighboring countries with a long history and good relationship. Over the past years, Vietnam and Indonesia have achieved many outstanding achievements in the field of economy but still not commensurate with the potential of the two countries.
| Customers visit and learn about Trung Nguyen coffee products at the SIAL InterFood 2019 International Food, Beverage and Technology Fair in Jakarta. (Photo: Huu Chien / Vietnam +) |
Ambassador Pham Vinh Quang also emphasized the importance of the business community of the two countries, in striving to bring the total bilateral trade turnover to US $ 10 billion by 2020.
According to Mr. Adi Lukman, Chairman of Indonesia Food and Beverage Association, the seminar is a very good opportunity for the food and beverage industry of the two countries to trade. Indonesia and Vietnam though there aren't too many differences to compete with each other.
“Many members of the Association were present at the workshop as well as having factories in Vietnam. Indonesian products have been well received by the Vietnamese people. However, Vietnamese food and beverage businesses need to pay attention to 80% of the population who are Muslim. Under the new law of Indonesia, Vietnamese food and beverage products to Indonesia must have 100% halal certification, now many Vietnamese enterprises have met this requirement, creating long-term cooperation between the two countries in the country. future, ”said Mr. Adi Lukman.
At the seminar, the business community of the two countries were listened and learned about the needs and new policies on Indonesia and Vietnam markets, through the presentations of the speakers of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Vietnam and Hiep. Indonesian Food and Beverage Association.
The trade session between businesses of the two countries at the seminar also achieved many good results, when Vietnamese businesses had the opportunity to contact and exchange directly with Indonesian partners and partners. Here, Vietnamese businesses have introduced to their countries businesses quality products with competitive prices and are very interested by partners and Indonesian companies. As noted, many deals and business cooperation agreements have been signed and negotiated right at the trade seminar.
This Vietnam-Indonesia trade conference is considered as an important milestone, bringing many substantial benefits for businesses, especially helping domestic businesses find opportunities to export to markets. Indonesia, which is a market that is evaluated as potential, is not difficult.
According to Huong Tra / VOV
