HCM City (VNA) – Cooperation potential between Vietnam and Lithuania remainsextensive, particularly in agriculture, IT, education and tourism, statedLithuanian Ambassador to Vietnam Ina Marciulionyte.
Thediplomat made the statement at a conference to promote partnerships between thesides held in Ho Chi Minh City on February 27.
Asbilateral trade has fallen short of potential, Lithuania wants to boosteconomic ties with Vietnam in the coming times via a range of conferences andtrade connection programmes, she noted.
She saidher country is lacking human resources in the IT sector and is willing to issuelong-term work permits for eligible Vietnamese workers.
Lithuanianagricultural attaché Mindaugas Kuklierius said his country boasts strengths in theproduction of meat, milk products, and baking materials.
He addedthat his country wants to import Vietnamese fruits, vegetables and catfish products.
A representative from the TanDai Duong company, which has been importing chicken meat from Lithuania, saiddemand for importing Lithuanian goods into Vietnam has been hindered by restrictedinformation about the northeast European country.
Nguyen The Kien, head ofthe SaigonStar company, noted that products from Vietnam and other SoutheastAsian countries are hardly found in the Lithuanian market, which has smalldemand but is a gateway to the European market.
Once the Vietnam – EU FreeTrade Agreement takes effect, tremendous trade and investment opportunitieswill be opened up for both sides, Kien stressed.-VNA