Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son holds talk with Austrian Federal Minister for European and International Affairs Alexander Schallenberg. (Photo: VNA)

Schallenberg addressed the Vietnam-Austria Cooperation Forum on infrastructure and technology organized by the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) and the Austrian Embassy in Hanoi on Monday.

The Governments of Vietnam and Austria encourage distributors, importers and exporters to actively engage in trade and make good use of opportunities to find reliable partners, he said. As the COVID-19 pandemic is under control, this will be a good time that businesses of the two countries should take advantage of, according to Schallenberg.

The Austrian Minister added the business community will have more opportunities to cooperate for their benefits and operational efficiency.