Brazilian businesses to boost ties with Vietnam
Brasilia (VNA) – Brazilian businesses expressed their wish to boost cooperation with Vietnamese partners, said Ruy Berreto Filloh, President of the Brazil-Vietnam Chamber of Commerce (BVCC).
At a meeting with Vietnamese Ambassador Nguyen Thac Dinh in Rio de Janeiro city from April 1-3, Ruy said the companies also want to accompany President Lula da Silva to Vietnam in July this year.
He said he hoped that the successful business forum held in Hanoi on February 27 during Foreign Minister Celso Amorim’s Vietnam visit has made Brazilian companies interested in the Southeast Asian country and two-way trade between the two countries is expected to increase to 500 million USD in 2008 from 312 million USD last year.
The figure is likely to hit 750 million USD in 2009 and 1 billion USD in 2010, he added.
During the visit, Ambassador Dinh met with Samir Passos Awad, Executive Manager for America , Africa and Asia of the Brazilian national oil company, Petrobras, which is the fifth largest in the world.
Samir expressed his wish to enhance cooperation between Petrobras and the Vietnam National Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam).
Petrobras is ready to receive PetroVietnam delegations to discuss and sign memorandum of understandings on oil and gas mining cooperation, he said.
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