HAVANA, Cuba, Dec 29 (ACN) In the context of the 39th Meeting of the Intergovernmental Commission, Cuba and Vietnam agreed to create conditions for their enterprises to take more advantage of tariff preferences in order to increase trade and bilateral cooperation.
The Cuban foreign ministry’s website Cubaminrex reported today that the parties reviewed the Action Plan to implement the 2021-2025 Economic Agenda, and agreed to continue developing Vietnam’s advisory program for the cultivation of rice and corn in Cuba, as well as aquaculture, as a contribution to food security on the island.
In the meeting held virtually, the Cuban representation, headed by the minister of foreign trade and foreign investment, Rodrigo Malmierca, committed to create conditions for the several Vietnamese companies with investments in the Caribbean nation to go ahead with their projects.
Likewise, the Cuban ministry of public health (MINSAP by its Spanish acronym) reiterated its willingness to complete the shipment of anti-Covid-19 vaccines to Vietnam and to transfer the technology for the production of immunizers so that the country can manufacture them on its own.
The delegations agreed to strengthen cooperation in agriculture, food processing, construction, renewable energies, science and technology, information and communications, tourism, education, customs, banking and finance, sports, and labor and social affairs, among others.
In this context, a MoU on collaboration in culture was also signed.
The online meeting was also co-chaired by Vietnamese minister of construction, Nguyen Thanh Nghi Thanh.
