Vietnam, Canada need to take advantage of CPTPP
(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam and Canada should utilise the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), to which both are signatories, and other free trade agreements (FTAs) to better facilitate bilateral trade and investment ties, Vietnamese Ambassador to Canada Pham Cao Phong said.
 At the “Developing the Vietnam-Canada Business Partnership” webinar (Photo: VNA) |
Despite the serious impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, Vietnam-Canada relations continued to flourish in 2020, with two-way trade enjoying a year-on-year rise of 11.2 percent, Phong said at the “Developing the Vietnam-Canada Business Partnership” webinar held by the Vietnamese Embassy, the Government of Quebec, and the ASEAN-Canada Business Council on Wednesday.
He added that the pandemic is also a chance for the two countries to seek more innovative and effective measures for bilateral relations. John F.G Hannaford, Deputy Minister of International Trade at Global Affairs Canada, said he admires Vietnam’s effective response to COVID-19 and affirmed the important role of international cooperation amid the pandemic.
Vietnam’s maintenance of an open supply chain for essential goods and services has supported uninterrupted trade flows between Canada and Southeast Asia, he said, stressing that Canada commits to intensifying its trade ties with Vietnam.
Canada sees big opportunities for cooperation in food processing, agriculture, education, information and communications technology, and infrastructure in Vietnam, and hopes to attract more investment from the country, he added.
As of November 2020, Canada was 14th among countries and territories investing in Vietnam, with 212 projects worth over 5.05 billion USD.