Vietnamese Ambassador to Venezuela Le Viet Duyen and his delegation participated in a working visit to Guarico state in the South American country from February 25 to February 28 with the aim of boosting agricultural production projects and promoting potential co-operation initiatives. During the course of the meeting, Governor of Guárico state José Vásquez informed participants about the political, economic, and cultural situation, whilst exchanging views on the results of a project involving Vietnamese rice production development cooperation throughout the 2015 to 2019 period. Governor Vasquez therefore highlighted the close friendship that exists between the two nations across a variety of fields, such as politics, social affairs, agriculture, and energy, whilst expressing hope that Vietnam will continue to implement agricultural production projects and contribute to the further development of Guarico. In response, Ambassador Duyen emphasised that strengthening bilateral ties with the Guarico state administration across multiple fields, especially agricultural production, will be an effective means of contributing to the comprehensive partnership between both nations. Within the framework of economic diplomacy activities, the Vietnamese Embassy in Venezuela hosted a seminar aimed at strengthening agricultural co-operation between the two countries. This was done whilst introducing the potential of Vietnamese agricultural items with the participation of Freddy Gomez, chief of the State Government Office of Guarico, representatives of relevant agencies, along with approximately 40 businesses and households operating in the local rice growing and agricultural sectors. Upon reviewing the outstanding achievements in bilateral ties and introducing the export potential of agricultural products, the Vietnamese diplomat stated the strengths of items such as rice, coffee, cashew nuts, pepper, fruit and vegetables. In terms of trade and economy, both Venezuela …
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