Deputy FM Bui Thanh Son and Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs of Italy Marta Dassu (Photo: vietnamplus.vn)

(VOV) - Vietnam is a potential market in Southeast Asia, and the European Union and Italy want to increase economic, trade and investment cooperation with this nation. The view was shared by Antonio Tajani, Vice President of the European Commission, Marta Dassu, Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs of Italy, and Elisabetta Belloni, Director General for Development Cooperation of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, during meetings with Deputy Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son.  Son was attending the ASEAN Awareness Forum in Italy, which concluded on Friday.  Tagiani said that he will lead a delegation of between 30 and 50 companies from EU member countries to Vietnam to seek investment and cooperation opportunities. Meanwhile, Belloni told Son that Italy will speed up cooperation projects with Vietnam, primarily those on health care and energy.