Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh speaks at a meeting with Wallonie Vice President and Economy Minister Willy Borsus and Belgian businesses (Photo: Vu Khuyen/VOV)

Representing the French speaking region of Wallonie, Willy Borsus praised Vietnam as an important partner of Belgium, and wished for further bilateral cooperation in healthcare, pharmacy, vaccination, farming and education. He said the Wallonie region is ready to support Vietnam in the development of a distribution center for European market penetration.

The Vietnamese Prime Minister hailed the region’s potential in high-tech, pharmacy, renewable energy and environment and called for investment cooperation in these areas.

He welcomed initiatives to promote bilateral cooperation in the building of a Vietnamese seasonal farming products storage and transport hub.