Vietnam considers EU, ASEAN business community its major partners
(VOVWORLD) -National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man reiterated Vietnam’s unwavering policy of multilateralisation, diversification, equal and mutually beneficial cooperation with all partners, including the EU and its member countries.
 Scene of the working session. Photo: Doan Tan/VNA
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Vietnam considers the EU and the European-ASEAN business community as important partners in the process of economic-trade development and deep, substantive and effective international integration, he added.
National Assembly Chairman Man on Monday received a high-level business delegation from the EU-ASEAN Business Council led by its chairman Jens Ruebbert and EuroCham Vietnam led by its President Bruno Jaspaert.
At the meeting, the top legislator applauded the practical and effective contributions of the EU-ASEAN Business Council and the European Business Association in Vietnam to the development of Vietnam-EU and ASEAN-EU relations, especially in economic-trade-investment cooperation. The EU continues to be one of Vietnam's leading trade-investment partners, while Vietnam is the EU's 16th largest trade partner and the largest in ASEAN.
Vietnam's consistent policy is to maintain political, economic and social stability; build an independent and self-reliant economy couppled with proactive international integration, the National Assembly Chairman said, adding that during the visit, European businesses will get more information and opportunities to explore the Vietnamese market and develop cooperation projects.