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09 DECEMBER 2022 50 years of diplomatic relations and a Luxembourg-Vietnam Business Forum
On the occasion of the official visit of the Prime Minister of Vietnam Mr. Phạm Minh Chính to Luxembourg, the Chamber of Commerce, in close cooperation with the Embassy of Vietnam in Brussels and the Luxembourg Embassy to Vietnam in Bangkok, organised the Luxembourg-Vietnam Business Forum. The Vietnamese delegation, composed of members of the Vietnamese Government and key players of the private sector, was warmly welcomed by Carlo Thelen, CEO of the Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce and Lex Delles, Minister for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises and Tourism. The event was concluded with an official networking reception. 100 participants were hosted in the foyer of the Chamber of Commerce to get in touch with key partners.
PHOTOS SIP /Emmanuel Claude (01) and Laurent Antonelli / Agence Blitz
01. 02. 03. 04. 05. 06. 07. At the opening ceremony, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and Lex Delles recalled the strong historical links that unite these two territories and the absolute necessity to strengthen and develop new partnerships, institutional, touristic, economic and academic, especially as Vietnam and Luxembourg will celebrate in 2023, 50 years of diplomatic relations. Carlo Thelen underlined that Vietnam is currently Luxembourg’s 9th biggest partner outside the EU. To enhance bilateral relations four memoranda of understanding have been signed, between the Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce and Vietrade, the Viet Nam Trade Promotion Agency, Luxaviation and Thien Minh Group, EVN and Balbock and Wilson and finally the Ecole d’Hôtellerie et de Tourisme du Luxembourg (EHTL) and Hong Quang Business Consulting Company Limited (HQBC). The latter MoU features a cooperation project to promote vocational training in tourism and hospitality management in several locations around Vietnam. Potential benefits of the Trade and Investment Protection Agreement that the EU and Vietnam signed in 2019 were highlighted by Mr. Orlando Pinto, Deputy Director at the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of Luxembourg while representatives of BMedical Systems and Paul Wurth SA shared their experiences gained in Vietnam with the audience.
