 Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh meets with Brazilian Minister of Agriculture Carlos Fávaro in Rio de Janeiro. (Photo: Lai Hoa/VOV) |
During the meeting, the PM suggested the two ministries of agriculture establish a Joint Working Group, work closely to implement high-level commitments, further open the market for each other's agricultural products; and promote on-site agricultural investment. He also called for establishing a partnership in coffee production and consumption, creating a joint Vietnam-Brazil coffee brand; and promoting partnership in food security, whereby Vietnam supplies rice, ensuring food security for Brazil.
 Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh signs on a pack of beef exported to Vietnam. (Photo: Lai Hoa/VOV) |
Agreeing with the PM’s proposals, Minister Carlos Fávaro expressed his willingness to exchange a list of key products to work with Vietnam to determine a roadmap for opening the market for agricultural products of both sides.
On this occasion, PM Chinh and Minister Fávaro witnessed the export of the first container of Brazilian beef to Vietnam.
The PM said this event, along with the first export shipment of tra-basa fish and tilapia from Vietnam to Brazil on this occasion, is a testament to the close, trustworthy and mutually beneficial agricultural cooperation between the two countries, creating momentum to strengthen cooperation in the coming time.